Issue 20, 2012

Why are quasicrystals quasiperiodic?

Abstract

In the past two decades significant progress has been made in the search for stable quasicrystals, the determination of their structures and the understanding of their physical properties. Now, quasiperiodic ordering states are not only known for intermetallic compounds, but also for mesoscopic systems such as ABC-star terpolymers, liquid crystals or different kinds of colloids. However, in spite of all these achievements fundamental questions concerning quasicrystal formation, growth and stability are still not fully answered. This tutorial review introduces the research in these fields and addresses some of the open questions concerning the origin of quasiperiodicity.

Graphical abstract: Why are quasicrystals quasiperiodic?

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
05 Mar 2012
First published
22 May 2012

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 6719-6729

Why are quasicrystals quasiperiodic?

W. Steurer, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 6719 DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35063G

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