Non-close-packed three-dimensional quasicrystals

作者:Damasceno Pablo F*; Glotzer Sharon C; Engel Michael
来源:Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 2017, 29(23): 234005.
DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/aa6cc1

摘要

Quasicrystals are frequently encountered in condensed matter. They are important candidates for equilibrium phases from the atomic scale to the nanoscale. Here, we investigate the computational self-assembly of four quasicrystals in a single model system of identical particles interacting with a tunable isotropic pair potential. We reproduce a known icosahedral quasicrystal and report a decagonal quasicrystal, a dodecagonal quasicrystal, and an octagonal quasicrystal. The quasicrystals have low coordination number or occur in systems with mesoscale density variations. We also report a network gel phase.

  • 出版日期2017-6-14