Surface structure in materials resembling quasicrystals (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Surface structure in materials resembling quasicrystals

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The Tsai-type clusters one inside another of the Au-Al-Tb approximant the scientists chose (a), and the corresponding spin icosahedra (b).

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Ryuji Tamura of Tokyo University of Science

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