Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 47, Numéro C3, Juillet 1986
International Workshop on Aperiodic Crystals
Page(s) C3-489 - C3-493
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1986350
International Workshop on Aperiodic Crystals

J. Phys. Colloques 47 (1986) C3-489-C3-493

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1986350

ON ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF Al-Mn QUASICRYSTALS

C. BERGER, D. PAVUNA et F. CYROT-LACKMANN

Laboratoire d'Etudes des Propriétés Electroniques des Solides, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-38042 Grenoble, France


Abstract
We present the results on structural and electronic properties of the melt-spun Al-Mn alloys (10 to 18 at% Mn) which contain more than 50 vol% of the quasicrystalline (qX) phase. The analysis of our data enables us to estimate the resistivity of the qX phase to be ~150-200 µ Ωcm. High resistivity and high (meta)stability of quasicrystals can be understood within Friedel model of virtual bound states.