Reflections on symmetry and formation of axial quasicrystals

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 221, Issue 5-7, 2006, Pages 402-411

  Steurer, Walter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Al Co Ni; Decagonal; Geometrical growth model; Heptagonal; Quasicrystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745840532     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.2006.221.5-7.402     Document Type: Article

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