3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Defect annihilation mechanism in the formation of dodecagonal quasicrystals
Rong Liu, Gang Cui, Tiejun Zhou +1
Understanding defect evolution is essential to the structural stability of quasicrystals, yet the kinetics of defect repair remain poorly understood. Here, by combining the string…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Exploring transition pathways in the Landau-Brazovskii model
Zhiyi Zhang, Gang Cui, Kai Jiang +4
The Landau-Brazovskii model provides a theoretical framework for describing various phases arising from competing short- and long-range interactions in many physical systems. In th…
cond-mat.soft2026
Phason-Driven Diversity of Nucleation Pathways in Icosahedral Quasicrystals
Gang Cui, Lei Zhang, Pingwen Zhang +2
The nucleation of quasicrystals remains a fundamental puzzle, primarily due to the absence of a periodic translational template. Here, we demonstrate that phasons - hidden degrees…