High resolution scanning tunneling microscopy studies of quasicrystal surfaces: an efficient tool to investigate quasiperiodic atomic structures
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High resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (HRSTM) images of i-Al–Pd–Mn reveal wide flat terraces along the 5-fold (5f) direction with quasiperiodic atomic arrangements that are consistent with the expected structure of the dense pure aluminum planes of the bulk material as defined by 6D-models. This makes encouraging the exploration by HRSTM of a QC surface to better understand its 3D real quasiperiodic atomic structure. 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd. PACS: 61.44.Br; 68.35.Bs; 61.50.Ah
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