Optimizing the number of components in a molecular quasicrystal: A three-component material based on the penrose tiling

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 42, 2008, Pages 16186-16188

  Zhou, Zhongfu ^a   Harris, Kenneth D M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COMPONENT MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE ORGANIC MATERIALS; DENSITY REPRESENTATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; MOLECULAR BUILDINGS; MOLECULAR COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR REPRESENTATIONS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; PENROSE TILINGS; QUASICRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL TEMPLATES;

QUASICRYSTALS;

EID: 55649084626     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp807372j     Document Type: Article

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