Quasicrystals (Handbook of Metal Physics) (Handbook of Metal Physics)

This book is aimed at researchers who are working in a field of quasicrystals to provide a reference to recent developments and ideas in the field and also at graduate students, who intend to study quasicrystals, to provide introduction of ideas. Topics in this book cover an entire field of quasicrystals, both experimental and theoretical, including new developments: the state of the art in quasicrystallography, new families of quasicrystals, phasons in aperiodic solids, ab initio studies on stability mechanism, quantum transport phenomena, elastic/plastic properties and surface of quasicrystals. · Comprehensive reviews by experts in the field · Complete reference of original papers and new topics · Intelligible introduction of quasicrystals by experts Content: Preface Pages vii-ix Prasanta Misra Chapter 1 Introduction to quasicrystals Pages 1-9 Takeo Fujiwara, Yasushi Ishii Chapter 2 Recent development of quasicrystallography Original Research Article Pages 11-47 Akiji Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Takakura Chapter 3 New group of icosahedral quasicrystals Original Research Article Pages 49-74 Tsutomu Ishimasa Chapter 4 Quasicrystals and approximants in Cd- M systems and related alloys Original Research Article Pages 75-106 An-Pang Tsai, Cesar Pay Gomez Chapter 5 Phason modes in aperiodic crystals Original Research Article Pages 107-169 M. de Boissieu, R. Currat, S. Francoual Chapter 6 Electronic structures and stability mechanism of quasicrystals Original Research Article Pages 171-208 Yasushi Ishii, Takeo Fujiwara Chapter 7 Quantum transport in quasicrystals and complex metallic alloys Original Research Article Pages 209-265 Didier Mayou, Guy Trambly^de Laissardière Chapter 8 Elastic and plastic properties of quasicrystals Original Research Article Pages 267-311 S. Takeuchi, K. Edagawa Chapter 9 Ab-initio studies of quasicrystalline surfaces Original Research Article Pages 313-355 M. Krajčí, J. Hafner Index Pages 357-359 This book is aimed at researchers who are working in a field of quasicrystals to provide a reference to recent developments and ideas in the field and also at graduate students, who intend to study quasicrystals, to provide introduction of ideas. Topics in this book cover an entire field of quasicrystals, both experimental and theoretical, including new developments: the state of the art in quasicrystallography, new families of quasicrystals, phasons in aperiodic solids, ab initio studies on stability mechanism, quantum transport phenomena, elastic/plastic properties and surface of quasicrystals.

· Comprehensive reviews by experts in the field
· Complete reference of original papers and new topics
· Intelligible introduction of quasicrystals by experts Introduction to quasicrystals / Takeo Fujiwara and Yasushi Ishii Recent developments of quasicrystallography / Akiji Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Takakura New group of icosohedral quasicrystals / Tsutomu Ishimasa Quasicrystals and approximants in Cd-M systems and related alloys / An-Pang Tsai and Cesar Pay Gomez Phason modes in aperiodic crystals / M. de Boissieu, R. Currat, and S. Francoual Electronic structures and stability mechanisms of quasicrystals / Yasushi Ishii and Takeo Fujiwara Quantum transport in quasicrystals and complex metallic alloys / Didier Mayou and Guy Trambly de Laissardière Elastic and plasic properties of quasicrystals / S. Takeuchi and K. Edagawa Ab-initio studies of quasicrystalline surfaces / M. Krajči and J. Hafner. "This book is aimed at researchers who are working in a field of quasicrystals to provide a reference to recent developments and ideas in the field and also at graduate students, who intend to study quasicrystals, to provide introduction of ideas. Topics in this book cover an entire field of quasicrystals, both experimental and theoretical, including new developments: the state of the art in quasicrystallography, new families of quasicrystals, phasons in aperiodic solids, ab initio studies on stability mechanism, quantum transport phenomena, elastic/plastic properties and surface of quasicrystals."--Publisher description