Production of single decagonal quasicrystal in Al-Co-Cu system

Junqing Guo, Eiji Abe, Taku J. Sato, An Pang Tsai

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Abstract

An Al-Co-Cu vertical phase diagram along the 65 at% Al isopleth was constructed with the aim of growing a single decagonal quasicrystal. The decagonal quasicrystal was formed at 1000 °C via a peritectic reaction between a liquid and a cubic Al55(Co, Cu)45 phase. The decagonal quasicrystal crystallized as a primary phase for alloys with Co content less than 8.5 at% over a temperature range of 650 to 1000 °C. On the basis of the phase diagram, a single decagonal quasicrystal with a composition of Al66Co17Cu17 was grown from a starting alloy of Al65Co7.5Cu27.5 by the Bridgman method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L1049-L1051
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters
Volume38
Issue number9 A/B
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999 Sept 15
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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