Real-space observation of quasicrystalline Sn monolayer formed on the fivefold surface of icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystal

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2005-07-14
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Sharma, H.
Shimoda, M.
Ross, A.
Lograsso, Thomas
Tsai, A. P.
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Lograsso, Thomas
Ames Laboratory Division Director
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We investigate a thin Sn film grown at elevated temperatures on the fivefold surface of an icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystal by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). At about one monolayer coverage, the deposited Sn is found to form a smooth film of height consistent with one-half of the lattice constant of the bulk Sn. Analysis based on the Fourier transform and autocorrelation function derived from high-resolution STM images reveals that Sn grows pseudomorphically and hence exhibits a quasicrystalline structure.

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This article is from Physical Review B 72 (2005): 045428, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.72.045428.

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