Growth of large-grain R-Mg-Zn quasicrystals from the ternary melt (R = Y, Er, Ho, Dy, Tb)

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作者
Fisher, IR [1 ]
Islam, Z
Panchula, AF
Cheon, KO
Kramer, MJ
Canfield, PC
Goldman, AI
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[1] Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[3] Iowa State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE B-PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER STATISTICAL MECHANICS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES | 1998年 / 77卷 / 06期
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10.1080/13642819808206407
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The growth of large (up to 0.5 cm(3)), single-grain R-Mg-Zn quasicrystals (R = Y, Er, Ho, Dy and Tb) from a ternary melt is described in detail. The quasicrystals grown by this technique have a composition R8.7Mg34.6Zn56.8, are thermodynamically stable and have a dodecahedral morphology with clearly visible pentagonal facets. The quasicrystalline phase has been examined by X-ray diffaction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, elemental analysis and transport measurements. In addition, results are presented for a closely related ternary crystalline phase.
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