Quasicrystals: Current Topics Aussois, France 16-21 May 1999

by Belin-Ferre, Esther; Berger, Claire; Quiquandon, Marianne; Sadoc, Anne

• ISBN13: 9789810242817
• ISBN10: 9810242816
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

This book focuses on current topics in quasicrystal science and research. Various themes are addressed, such as atomic structure, growth of quasicrystals, statistical physics and thermodynamics, magnetism, phasons, propagation of waves, surfaces and technological potential of quasicrystals. Insight into basics in physics and chemistry is also given, with examples from metallurgy, the surface of alloys, plasticity, etc., in order to point out the possible genuine aspects of quasicrystals and allow a better comparison with conventional alloys.

Table of Contents

Structure of quasicrystals
Introduction to icosahedral quasicrystals	1	(72)
Denis Gratias
Marianne Quiquandon
Andre Katz
Approximant phases in quasicrystals	73	(18)
Michel Boudard
Phasons and experimental evidence	91	(27)
Pavel Kalugin
Cluster coverings: a powerful ordering principle for quasicrystals	118	(10)
Franz Gahler
Thermodynamic properties, metallurgical studies and growth
Statistical physics of alloys: chemical effects, displacements, diffuse scattering, and application to quasicrystals	128	(59)
Francois Ducastelle
Ground-states and growth structures for one-dimensional models with periodic to quasiperiodic transitions	187	(25)
Pascal Quemerais
Thermochemistry and quasicrystals	212	(15)
Claire Bergman
Quasicrystalline thin films formed by reactive diffusion	227	(13)
Patrick Gas
Claire Bergman
Gerard Clugnet
Elisabeth Emeric
Fabien Paszko
Michael Sinaiev
Surfaces
Atomistic modelling of bimetallic surfaces	240	(22)
Guy Treglia
Isabelle Meunier
Jean MarcRoussel
Andres Saul
Abdelali Senhaji
Bernard Legrand
Francois Ducastelle
Riccardo Ferrando
The morphology and thermodynamics of solid surfaces	262	(41)
Bernard Salanon
Luc Barbier
Pascal Hecquet
Eric Le Goff
Introduction to surfaces of quasicrystals	303	(39)
Joel Chevrier
Mechanical properties
Dislocation and crystal plasticity: an introduction	342	(45)
Ladislas Kubin
Dislocations in quasicrystals	387	(25)
Daniel Caillard
Physical properties
Wave propagation in quasiperiodic media	412	(43)
Didier Mayou
Metal-insulator transition in quasicrystals	455	(20)
Thierry Grenet
Magnetism of quasicrystals	475	(23)
Francoise Hippert
Virginie Simonet
Guy Trambly de Laissardiere
Technological potential of quasicrystals
Potential applications of quasicrystalline materials	498
Jean Marie Dubois
Pierre Brunet
Esther Belin-Ferre