Raman study of lattice dynamics in quasicrystals

Yu. S. Ponosov, N. I. Shchegolikhina, A. F. Prekul

We present the first Raman investigation of icosahedral quasicrystals. Broad structured bands in the energy range up to ~ 500 $cm^{-1} have been observed in a series of AlFeCu, AlP…