LEED analysis of the surface structure of decagonal Al-Co-Ni using its W-approximant as a model structure

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Pussi, Katariina ^a   Diehl, Renee D ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low energy electron diffraction; Quasicrystal; Surface structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849241726     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.2009.1060     Document Type: Article

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