Icosahedral Symmetry in a Metallic Phase Observed by Field-Ion Microscopy
- 7 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 56 (14) , 1478-1481
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.56.1478
Abstract
Long-range icosahedral orientational order in an Al + 12-at.%-Mn alloy is confirmed by direct observation in field-ion microscopy. In addition, a considerable amount of local disorder and a large number of defects or antiphase boundaries are found.Keywords
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