Abstract
Magnetic diffuse scattering in the Zn-Mg-Ho icosahedral quasicrystal has been studied by neutron scattering over a wide (Formula presented) range using a single-quasicrystalline sample. It was found that the diffuse scattering obeys the icosahedral symmetry, and appears as satellite peaks of the intense nuclear Bragg reflections. The diffuse-scattering patterns were successfully accounted for by assuming short-range spin correlations in a six-dimensional hypercubic crystal with a magnetic modulation vector (Formula presented) A possible origin for the six-dimensional spin correlations is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 476-486 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |