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Thick atomic layers of maximum density as bulk terminations of quasicrystals

Materials Science 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The clean surfaces of quasicrystals, orthogonal to the directions of the main symmetry axes, have a terrace-like appearance. We extend the Bravais' rule for crystals to quasicrystals, allowing that instead of a single atomic plane a layer of atomic planes may form a bulk termination.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0412681,
  title  = {Thick atomic layers of maximum density as bulk terminations of quasicrystals},
  author = {Zorka Papadopolos and Gerald Kasner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0412681},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures