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Rhombicuboctahedral Three‐Dimensional Photonic Quasicrystals
Author(s) -
Ledermann Alexandra,
Wegener Martin,
von Freymann Georg
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200903885
Subject(s) - quasicrystal , icosahedral symmetry , materials science , photonic crystal , photonics , microstructure , construct (python library) , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , optoelectronics , physics , crystallography , composite material , computer science , programming language , chemistry
The aesthetics of quasicrystals has fascinated mankind already for centuries. Numerous examples are known in one and two dimensions, yet in three dimensions only icosahedral quasicrystals have been realized and observed to date in any system, i.e., in man‐made, natural, photonic, and phononic quasicrystals. We rationally construct the novel class of three‐dimensional rhombicuboctahedral quasicrystals and realize it as polymer microstructure.