Abstract
Stable icosahedral quasicrystals have been synthesized in the Sc–Cu–Zn system by quench-and-anneal or in-situ filtration methods. These have a composition near Sc16.2(3)Cu12.3(3)Zn71.5(6) at 480°C with a quasilattice constant of 4.995 6(7) Å determined by the Elser method from a single-phase Guinier pattern. An electron diffraction study confirms that the icosahedral quasicrystals have a primitive lattice. Cuboctahedral single crystals with dimensions up to 100 µm have been grown by melt-spinning techniques. A cubic approximant phase Sc14.2Cu10.3Zn75.5 (ScCu0.73Zn5.33) with a concordant lattice constant lies nearby.
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