The detailed atomic structure of quasicrystals has been an open problem for decades. Here we present a quasilattiee-conserved optimization method (quasi-OPT), under particular quasiperiodic boundary conditions. As t...The detailed atomic structure of quasicrystals has been an open problem for decades. Here we present a quasilattiee-conserved optimization method (quasi-OPT), under particular quasiperiodic boundary conditions. As the atomic coordinates are described by basic cells and quasilattices, we are able to maintain the self-similarity characteristics of qusicrystals with the atomic structure of the boundary region updated timely following the relaxing region. Exemplified with the study of decagonal Al-Co-Ni (d-Al-Co-Ni), we propose a more stable atomic structure model based on Penrose quasilattice and our quasi-OPT simulations. In particular, rectangle-triangle ruIes are suggested for the local atomic structures of d-Al-Co-Ni quasicrystals.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11174082
文摘The detailed atomic structure of quasicrystals has been an open problem for decades. Here we present a quasilattiee-conserved optimization method (quasi-OPT), under particular quasiperiodic boundary conditions. As the atomic coordinates are described by basic cells and quasilattices, we are able to maintain the self-similarity characteristics of qusicrystals with the atomic structure of the boundary region updated timely following the relaxing region. Exemplified with the study of decagonal Al-Co-Ni (d-Al-Co-Ni), we propose a more stable atomic structure model based on Penrose quasilattice and our quasi-OPT simulations. In particular, rectangle-triangle ruIes are suggested for the local atomic structures of d-Al-Co-Ni quasicrystals.