Abstract
We have used low-energy electron diffraction and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy to investigate the structure of the twofold surface of icosahedral Al-Pd-Mn. The regrowth of the surface by annealing after sputtering took place in two distinct stages. The first stage was the appearance of a fine-grained surface phase with icosahedral, or near-icosahedral, symmetry. For higher annealing temperatures (above 800 K) a bulk terminated face-centered icosahedral surface was observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1050-1053 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 10 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |