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The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co

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Diehl, RD; Ferralis, N; Pussi, K; Cole, MW; Setyawan, W; Curtarolo, S
Published in: Philosophical Magazine
February 21, 2006

The ordering of physically adsorbed gases on quasicrystalline surfaces exemplifies the effects of competing interactions. In this study, grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations were performed to complement experimental measurements of the ordering of Xe adsorbed on the tenfold surface of decagonal Al-Ni-Co. The simulations employed a semi-empirical gas-surface interaction, based on conventional combining rules, and the Lennard-Jones Xe-Xe interaction. The simulation results are consistent with the experiment and provide a new insight into the ordering behavior. The film initially has a fivefold quasicrystalline symmetry, but it evolves into a close-packed structure during adsorption of the second layer. The presence of symmetry defects in the sixfold structure creates domains of Xe having different (but equivalent) rotational epitaxy, suggesting that even in the absence of substrate defects, the annealed film has the five different rotational alignments observed in the experimental studies.

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Philosophical Magazine

DOI

EISSN

1460-6992

ISSN

1478-6435

Publication Date

February 21, 2006

Volume

86

Issue

6-8

Start / End Page

863 / 868

Related Subject Headings

  • Materials
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Diehl, R. D., Ferralis, N., Pussi, K., Cole, M. W., Setyawan, W., & Curtarolo, S. (2006). The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co. Philosophical Magazine, 86(6–8), 863–868. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430500227970
Diehl, R. D., N. Ferralis, K. Pussi, M. W. Cole, W. Setyawan, and S. Curtarolo. “The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co.” Philosophical Magazine 86, no. 6–8 (February 21, 2006): 863–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430500227970.
Diehl RD, Ferralis N, Pussi K, Cole MW, Setyawan W, Curtarolo S. The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co. Philosophical Magazine. 2006 Feb 21;86(6–8):863–8.
Diehl, R. D., et al. “The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co.” Philosophical Magazine, vol. 86, no. 6–8, Feb. 2006, pp. 863–68. Scopus, doi:10.1080/14786430500227970.
Diehl RD, Ferralis N, Pussi K, Cole MW, Setyawan W, Curtarolo S. The ordering of a Xe monolayer on quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co. Philosophical Magazine. 2006 Feb 21;86(6–8):863–868.

Published In

Philosophical Magazine

DOI

EISSN

1460-6992

ISSN

1478-6435

Publication Date

February 21, 2006

Volume

86

Issue

6-8

Start / End Page

863 / 868

Related Subject Headings

  • Materials
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences