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Mössbauer study of the stability of quasicrystalline phases: Al78Fe22 and Al82Fe18

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A quasicrystal of Al-Fe with a stoichiometric composition very close to a crystalline phase is shown to transform to the crystalline phase with simple thermal cycling from 300 K through 78 K and 300 K.

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    K R P M Rao

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Rao, K.R.P.M. Mössbauer study of the stability of quasicrystalline phases: Al78Fe22 and Al82Fe18 . Pramana - J Phys 34, L369–L375 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845872

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