Time scales and atomic species in the phason dynamics of AlCuFe quasicrystals

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作者
Coddens, G [1 ]
Lyonnard, S [1 ]
Calvayrac, Y [1 ]
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[1] CNRS,CTR ETUD CHIM MET,F-94407 VITRY SUR SEINE,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4209
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present time-of-flight quasielastic neutron scattering data with isotopic contrast on phason hopping in perfect icosahedral Al62Cu25.5Fe12.5 quasicrystal powder samples. In total one Fe jump on the time scale li/2.0 +/- 0.5 mu eV, two Cu jumps (li/55 and li/253 mu eV), and a collective jump phenomenon [li/(900 +/- 200 mu eV)] involving all atomic species have now been identified. We also explain the unusual temperature dependence of the phason dynamics that has been universally observed in the past.
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