STM study of the atomic structure of the icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe fivefold surface
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2002-01-01
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We use scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to investigate the atomic structure of the icosahedral (i-) Al-Cu-Fe fivefold surface in ultra high vacuum (UHV). Studies show that large, atomically flat terraces feature many ten-petal “flowers” with internal structure. The observed flower patterns can be associated with features on Al rich dense atomic planes generated from two-dimensional cuts of bulk models based on x-ray and neutron diffraction experiments. The results confirm that the fivefold surface of i-Al-Cu-Fe corresponds to a bulk-terminated plane.
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This article is from Physical Review B 65, no. 14 (2002): 140202, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.65.140202.
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