Discovery of a binary icosahedral quasicrystal in Sc${}_{1}2$Zn${}_{8}8$

P. C. Canfield, M. L. Caudle, C. -S. Ho +8

We report the discovery of a new binary icosahedral phase in a Sc-Zn alloy obtained through solution-growth, producing millimeter-sized, facetted, single grain, quasicrystals that…