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Growth of large single-grain decagonal quasicrystal by directional solidification of undercooled Al72Ni12Co16 alloy melt

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The growth of decagonal quasicrystals was investigated by the directional solidification of highly undercooled Al72Ni12Co16 melts. The maximum single-grain decagonal quasicrystal contained in the grown crystals was about 0.5 mm in diameter and 6 mm in length. The quality of the grown crystals was examined by the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, People's Republic of China

    Xinbao Liu & Jianguo Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, People's Republic of China

    Gencang Yang

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Liu, X., Li, J. & Yang, G. Growth of large single-grain decagonal quasicrystal by directional solidification of undercooled Al72Ni12Co16 alloy melt. J Mater Sci 40, 5255–5258 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-4420-3

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