Cahn, J.
(2001),
Quasicrystals, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed April 19, 2024)
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Quasicrystals
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Abstract
The discretely diffracting aperiodic crystals termed quasicrystals, discovery at NBS in the early 1980s, have led to much interdisciplinary activity involving mainly materials science, physics, mathematics, and crystalography. It led to a new understanding of how atoms can arrange themselves, the role of periodicity in nature, and has created a new branch of crystallography.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
Volume
106 No. 6
NIST Pub Series
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Keywords
aperiodic crystals, new branch of crystallography, quasicrystals
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Created November 1, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017