How Do Quasicrystals Grow? release_rev_98447943-6c9b-45cc-8485-a2e98ee8fd28

by Aaron S. Keys, Sharon C. Glotzer

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2010  

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Using molecular simulations, we show that the aperiodic growth of quasicrystals is controlled by the ability of the growing quasicrystal `nucleus' to incorporate kinetically trapped atoms into the solid phase with minimal rearrangement. In the system under investigation, which forms a dodecagonal quasicrystal, we show that this process occurs through the assimilation of stable icosahedral clusters by the growing quasicrystal. Our results demonstrate how local atomic interactions give rise to the long-range aperiodicity of quasicrystals.
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Stage   accepted
Date   2010-12-21
Version   v3
Language   en ?
arXiv  0705.0106v3
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