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Electronic properties of stable decagonal quasicrystals
Author(s) -
Zhang Dianlin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201026455
Subject(s) - quasicrystal , condensed matter physics , magnetoresistance , phonon , materials science , electron , phase (matter) , instability , physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
Selected topics of electronic properties of stable decagonal quasicrystals are reviewed. Phonon localization and enhanced electron–phonon interaction may play important roles in the transport properties of these materials. The electronic specific heat measurements support the picture that the Hume–Rothery instability is responsible for the formation of the phase. On the other hand, careful examination of the magnetoresistance on highly oriented quasicrystalline films does not support the applicability of the quantum interference effect to the phenomenon.