The electronic properties of a large number of icosahedral-crystal systems have been
studied experimentally. These systems include alloys of the simple metals and those that …

The discovery of new solids exhibiting symmetries forbidden for ordinary crystals was first
reported by Shechtman, Blech, Gratias and Cahn (1984) in Al-Mn and Al-Mn-Si alloys. In the …

The structural stability and electronic properties of the ternary intermetallic compounds
NiSnM (M= Ti, Zr, Hf) and the closely related Heusler compounds Ni 2 SnM are discussed …

We review the structure of quasicrystals and their electronic spectra, lattice excitation
spectra, physical properties, and applications. The aperiodic filling of space according to …

Bulk icosahedral-quasicrystalline aluminum-palladium-rhenium alloys of high structural
quality and thermal stability are found to exhibit low-temperature electrical resistivities that …

Coatings of three different compositions (Al65Cu20Fe15, Al64Cu18Fe8Cr8, and
Al67Cu9Fe10. 5Cr10. 5Si3) were realized by various thermal deposition techniques. They …

High resistivities associated with a reduced density of states and a very low effective number
of carriers are measured in high-structural-quality AlCuFe icosahedral phases. These …

This book provides an interdisciplinary guide to quasicrystals, the 2011 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry winning topic, by presenting an up-to-date and detailed introduction to the many …

The temperature-dependent resistivity of the two-dimensional quasicrystals Al 65 Cu 15 Co
20 and Al 70 Ni 15 Co 15 is studied along the periodic direction (ρ p) and in the …

The thermal diffusivity of several quasicrystalline and related crystalline alloys was
measured both at room temperature and as a function of temperature. It is found remarkably …