Quasicrystal surfaces
| Title | Quasicrystal surfaces |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Thiel PA |
| Journal Title | Annual Review of Physical Chemistry |
| Volume | 59 |
| Pages | 129-152 |
| Type of Article | Review |
| ISBN Number | 0066-426X |
| Accession Number | ISI:000255723500006 |
| Keywords | al-pd-mn, catalysis, CU-FE, density-of-states, energy-electron diffraction, epitaxy, friction, INITIAL INTERACTION, intermetallic, metal-films, oxidation, oxygen, SINGLE-CRYSTAL, THIN, TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES |
| Abstract | Studies of ordered, yet nonperiodic, metallic alloys known as quasicrystals have generated exciting questions and fundamental insights about the relationship between surface atomic structure and surface properties. In this review, I give examples from oxidation, friction, heterogeneous catalysis, and solid film growth, in which the Al-rich quasicrystals exhibit unusual properties, relative to crystalline materials of similar composition. |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.physchem.59.032607.093736 |
| Alternate Journal | Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. |
