| Foreword The Golden Mean and the Kitchen |
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| Chapter 1 What to Know to Start with |
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2 Classical and Non-Classical Crystals |
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4 The Search for Enhanced Mechanical Properties |
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6 The Quarrel of Ancients and Moderns |
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35 | (6) |
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7 The World of Quasicrystals |
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41 | (8) |
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8 Recovering the Periodicity |
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9 Organised Disorder: the Phasons |
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55 | (4) |
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10 From Tilings to Coverings |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (6) |
| Chapter 2 Strange Physical Properties |
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69 | (1) |
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2 Basics of Metal Physics, in Very Simple Words |
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70 | (13) |
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2.1 Electron Transport in Metallic Crystals |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (6) |
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2.3 The Hume-Rothery Rules in Crystals |
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79 | (4) |
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3 Electronic Transport in Quasicrystals |
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3.1 Phenomenological Data |
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3.2 An Insulator Made of Metals |
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91 | (3) |
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3.3 Quantum Interference Effects |
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3.4 Variable Range Hopping |
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3.5 Hierarchical Recurrent Localization |
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98 | (10) |
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108 | (2) |
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3.7 Another Step Towards a Model of Electronic Conductivity |
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110 | (5) |
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4 Electron Densities of States |
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4.1 Pseudogap and Relevant Experimental Information |
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116 | (9) |
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4.2 The Hume-Rothery Gap in Related Crystals |
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125 | (3) |
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4.3 Surface Electronic States |
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128 | (2) |
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4.4 A Bit More about d-states and the Role of Transition Metals |
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130 | (3) |
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4.5 Enhanced Stability of Quasicrystals and Approximants |
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133 | (4) |
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5 Lattice Dynamics and Thermal Conductivity |
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137 | (17) |
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5.1 Lattice Vibrations in Icosahedral Mono-Domain Samples |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (4) |
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5.3 Structural Scattering of Phonons |
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146 | (6) |
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5.4 Electronic Contribution to Heat Transport |
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154 | (5) |
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159 | (8) |
| Chapter 3 When Atoms Move Away |
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2 Brittle Intermetallics that End into Chewing-Gum |
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2.1 Hardness, Brittleness and Low Friction |
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171 | (13) |
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2.2 Plastic Behaviour at Elevated Temperature |
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184 | (3) |
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2.3 The Role of Dislocations |
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187 | (6) |
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2.4 Behind Dislocations, Cluster Friction |
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193 | (5) |
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3 Non-Conventional Surfaces |
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3.1 Rough and Flat Surfaces |
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198 | (9) |
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3.2 Static Friction on Clean Surfaces |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (7) |
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4.1 Dependence on Oxidizing Environment |
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209 | (4) |
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4.2 Kinetics and Temperature Dependence |
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213 | (3) |
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5.1 Atomic Transport in Normal Crystals |
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216 | (3) |
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5.2 Diffusion in Icosahedral Quasicrystals |
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219 | (8) |
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5.3 Phason Assisted Diffusion |
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227 | (7) |
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238 | (7) |
| Chapter 4 Preparation and Mass Production |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (4) |
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3 The Multitude of Approximants |
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251 | (7) |
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3.1 Crystals and Approximants in the Al-Cu-Fe-Cr System |
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252 | (2) |
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3.2 B2-Based Approximants in Relation to Quasicrystals |
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254 | (4) |
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258 | (6) |
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4.1 Growth from the Liquid State |
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259 | (1) |
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4.2 Equilibrium Phase-Diagram Data |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (21) |
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5.1 Order-Disorder Transitions |
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267 | (4) |
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5.2 Phason-Driven Transitions |
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271 | (4) |
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5.3 Pressure-Induced Transitions |
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275 | (6) |
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5.4 Surface Transformations |
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281 | (4) |
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6 Preparation in the Laboratory |
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285 | (20) |
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6.1 Out-of-Equilibrium Methods |
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286 | (7) |
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293 | (5) |
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6.3 The Nightmare of Growing a Stable Quasicrystal |
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298 | (4) |
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302 | (3) |
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7 The Thick Coatings Route |
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7.1 Thermal Spraying versus Magnetron Sputtering Techniques |
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305 | (11) |
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7.2 Processing of Atomized Powders |
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316 | (8) |
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7.3 Polishing and Surface Preparation |
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324 | (4) |
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7.4 Phase Stability of Quasicrystalline Coatings in Agressive Media |
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328 | (8) |
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8 Thin Films and Nanosized Precipitates |
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336 | (13) |
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8.1 Multilayers or Vapour Deposited Films |
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337 | (5) |
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8.2 New Data from Kinetics of Growth |
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342 | (4) |
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8.3 Nanosized Precipitates in Selected Metallic Alloys |
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346 | (3) |
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| Chapter 5 The Rise of a Dream |
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361 | (98) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (24) |
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362 | (10) |
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2.2 Wetting and Electronic Properties |
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372 | (11) |
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2.3 Cooking Utensils for the Future |
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383 | (3) |
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3 Application to Energy Savings |
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386 | (27) |
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386 | (7) |
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3.2 Reducing Friction and Wear |
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393 | (9) |
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3.3 Friction in Vacuum and (Once More) Surface Energy |
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402 | (11) |
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413 | (7) |
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4.1 Light Absorption and Sensors |
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413 | (3) |
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4.2 Thermo-Power Generation |
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416 | (4) |
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5 Generation of a Green Energy |
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420 | (11) |
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421 | (3) |
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424 | (7) |
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6 High-Performance Alloys for Mechanical Applications |
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431 | (11) |
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6.1 New Maraging Steels and Light Alloys |
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431 | (7) |
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6.2 Metal and Polymer Matrix Composites |
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438 | (4) |
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7 Perspective View at Other Applications |
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442 | (6) |
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448 | (11) |
| Conclusion The Dream is Not Over Yet |
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471 | (4) |
| Index |
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