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Average unit cell for Penrose tiling and its Gaussian approximation.

Janusz Wolny1, Bartłomiej Kozakowski

  • 1Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, The University of Mining and Metallurgy, al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30-059 Kraków, Poland. wolny@novell.ftj.agh.edu.pl

Acta Crystallographica. Section A, Foundations of Crystallography
|December 24, 2002
PubMed
Summary

This study constructs the average unit cell for quasicrystals using a statistical method. This approach simplifies the analysis of diffraction intensities in imperfect quasicrystalline structures.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Materials science
  • Crystallography

Background:

  • Quasicrystals possess unique atomic structures that differ from traditional crystals.
  • Understanding the average unit cell is crucial for characterizing quasicrystalline materials.
  • Existing methods for analyzing quasicrystal structures can be complex.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a statistical approach for constructing the average unit cell of quasicrystals.
  • To demonstrate the equivalence between this statistical unit cell and the projection of the atomic surface.
  • To provide a method for analyzing imperfect quasicrystalline structures and their diffraction patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Statistical construction of the average unit cell.
  • Equivalence proof using oblique projection of the atomic surface.

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  • Application of Gaussian approximation for imperfect structures.

    • Main Results:

    • The average unit cell of a quasicrystal is equivalent to the oblique projection of its atomic surface.
    • Statistical distributions derived from this model can be extended to imperfect structures.
    • Simple analytical expressions for diffraction intensities are obtained.

    Conclusions:

    • The statistical approach provides an effective method for defining the average unit cell of quasicrystals.
    • This method facilitates the analysis of imperfect quasicrystalline structures.
    • The derived analytical expressions for diffraction intensities are valuable for structure refinement in materials science.