Fabrication and transport properties of thin films of quasicrystals

Abstract

We present a brief overview of the preparation of quasicrystalline thin films, emphasising the constraints and methods used to prepare stable ternary quasicrystal films. As an example, we present the preparation of thin i-Al–Cu–Fe and i-Al–Pd–Re films and the study of dimensionality effects in the electrical conductivity.