Abstract
The structure of the Al-Rh-Cu decagonal quasicrystal with periodicity of about 0.4nm has been investigated by high-resolution electron microscopy. A high-resolution structure image taken with the incident electron beam parallel to the tenfold axis can be interpreted as an aperiodic tiling composed of three kinds of subunit. The atomic arrangements in these subunits have been proposed according to the structure of the Al-Co-Cu decagonal quasicrystal determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. A calculated image using the present model reproduces well the contrast features of the high-resolution structure image.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 247-252 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Philosophical Magazine Letters |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 Jan 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics