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The body-centered-cubic-type icosahedral reciprocal lattice of the Al–Cu–Fe quasi-periodic crystal

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We show that the Al–Cu–Fe stable icosahedral crystal has an almost perfect icosahedral symmetry, and a reciprocal lattice of the body-centered cubic type.

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Ebalard, S., Spaepen, F. The body-centered-cubic-type icosahedral reciprocal lattice of the Al–Cu–Fe quasi-periodic crystal. Journal of Materials Research 4, 39–43 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1989.0039

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