X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer-effect study of the decagonal Al7(Mn1xFex)2 alloy

Abstract
Ribbons of pure decagonal Al7(Mn1x Fex )2 x=0 and 0.3, have been prepared. The x-ray diffractogram has been indexed with a basis vector set that is closely related to the icosahedral set. A Mössbauer-effect study shows that the local iron environment in decagonal phase alloys is similar but less asymmetric than that in icosahedral alloys.