Direct observation of solid-state reversed transformation from crystals to quasicrystals in a Mg alloy

Phase transformation of quasicrystals is of interest in various fields of science and technology. Interestingly, we directly observed unexpected solid-state epitaxial nucleation and growth of Zn6Mg3Y icosahedral quasicrystals in a Mg alloy at about 573 K which is about 300 K below the melting point...

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Main Authors: Liu, Jian-Fang, Yang, Zhi-Qing, Ye, Heng-Qiang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464364/