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Quasicrystals : an Introduction to Structure, Physical Properties and Applications /

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This book provides a basic introduction to the structure and physical properties of quasicrystals, giving equal weight to experimental and theoretical progress. After introducing different aspects of tilings, including random tiling, the foundations of the crystallography of these aperiodic crystals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Suck, J. B.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Schreiber, Michael, Häussler, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Series:Springer series in materials science ; 55.
Subjects:
Physics.
Crystallography.
Engineering.
Surfaces (Physics)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Background
  • II. Atomic Structure and Growth
  • III. Production of Quasicrystalline Alloys
  • IV. Defects and Mechanical Properies
  • V. Electronic Properties
  • VI. Atomic Dynamics and Thermodynamics
  • VII. Magnetic Properties
  • VIII. Surfaces and Applications.