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Paper SS1-ThM9
Accessing the Role of Net Planes in Decagonal Al-Ni-Co

Thursday, November 1, 2001, 11:00 am, Room 121

Session: Quasicrystals
Presenter: C.J. Jenks, Iowa State University
Authors: C.J. Jenks, Iowa State University
J. Bjergaard, Iowa State University
P.A. Thiel, Iowa State University
P. Canfield, Iowa State University
A. Cervellino, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
W. Steurer, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
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Net planes linking the periodic and quasiperiodic directions in decagonal Al-Ni-Co are discussed. These net planes are thought to play a critical role in the stability and growth of decagonal quasicrystals. To explore their potential roles we have studied single grain surfaces of decagonal Al-Ni-Co. We have used surface analytical techniques to study surface morphology which sheds light on the structural stability of these planes.