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Physical Properties of Quasicrystals

  • This book is the most comprehensive book available on quasicrystals
  • It contains the latest knowledge and applications of this new class of materials

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 126)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
  2. Introduction

    • Zbigniew M. Stadnik
    Pages 1-4
  3. Metallurgy of Quasicrystals

    • An Pang Tsai
    Pages 5-50
  4. Crystallography of Quasicrystals

    • Walter Steurer, Torsten Haibach
    Pages 51-89
  5. Experimental Determination of the Structure of Quasicrystals

    • Michel Boudard, Marc de Boissieu
    Pages 91-126
  6. Elementary Excitations and Physical Properties

    • Jürgen Hafner, Marian Krajčí
    Pages 209-256
  7. Spectroscopic Studies of the Electronic Structure

    • Zbigniew M. Stadnik
    Pages 257-293
  8. Magnetic Properties of Quasicrystals

    • Kazuaki Fukamichi
    Pages 295-326
  9. Surface Science of Quasicrystals

    • Patricia A. Thiel, Alan I. Goldman, Cynthia J. Jenks
    Pages 327-359
  10. Mechanical Properties of Quasicrystals

    • Knut Urban, Michael Feuerbacher, Markus Wollgarten, Martin Bartsch, Ulrich Messerschmidt
    Pages 361-401
  11. Toward Industrial Applications

    • Patrick C. Gibbons, Kenneth F. Kelton
    Pages 403-431
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 433-443

About this book

Quasicrystals are a new form of the solid state which differ from the other two known forms, crystalline and amorphous, by possesing a new type of long-range translational order, called quasiperiodicty, and a noncrystallographic orientational order. This book provides an up-to-date description of the unusual physical properties of these new materials. Emphasis is placed on the experimental results, which are compared with those of the corresponding crystalline and amorphous systems and discussed in terms of modern theoretical models. Written by leading authorities in the field, the book will be of great use both to experienced workers in the field and to uninitiated graduate students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Zbigniew M. Stadnik

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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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