Abstract
We have grown a decagonal single quasicrystal with a size of centimeter order in an Al72Co16Ni12 alloy by floating zone method at a growth rate of 0.5 mm/h. The single decagonal quasicrystal has been inspected by Laue X-ray as well as neutron diffraction, revealing a very high quasicrystalline quality. By quenching the liquid during growth, a flat solid-liquid interface has been directly observed. There exists solute redistribution at the growing solid-liquid interface. At steady state growth Al is enriched and Co, Ni are depleted in front of solid-liquid interface. Solute partition ratios of Al, Co and Ni were determined to be about 0.91, 1.57 and 1.08, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-42 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
| Volume | 553 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 MRS Fall Meeting - The Symposium 'Advanced Catalytic Materials-1998' - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 1998 Nov 30 → 1998 Dec 3 |