title: Recent advances in the study of quasicrystals
abstract: Some recent advances in the study of quasicrystals at Ames Laboratory are reviewed. In particular, growth from the melt of large, high-quality, single-grain quasicrystals is described in detail for icosahedral R-Mg-Zn and decagonal Al-Ni-Co. In addition, the magnetic properties of the rare-earth-containing icosahedral R-Mg-Zn quasicrystals are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, 50011, USA. irfisher@ameslab.gov
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Goldman