2008/03/19 by D. V. Louzguine, Akihisa Inoue · 1 citation
Materials Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #Quasicrystal Structures and Properties #Mineralogy and Gemology Studies #Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.matsci.38.060407.130318
openalex publication_date 2008/03/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
This article summarizes the general structural features and important properties of quasicrystals, a relatively new class of materials belonging to solid-state substances. Quasicrystals, which have a long-range quasiperiodic order but no three-dimensional translational periodicity, are structurally different from both conventional crystals and glassy solids. Although applications are still highly limited, quasicrystals are attracting significant attention as a structual constituent of mixed-phase materials exhibiting high strength together with certain ductility and can be applied as structural materials.