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Abstract
The stability of i-Cd–Yb was studied between ambient temperature and 90 K using single-crystal diffraction. To study the influence of mechanical stress at low temperatures, a modified grinding-jar housing was constructed and ball-milling experiments were carried out at 77 K. In neither case structural changes were observed. This indicates the thermodynamic stability of this binary quasicrystal.
Acknowledgements
We thank H. Reifler and M. Schieritz (Schieritz & Hauenstein AG, Switzerland) for technical assistance and support. Financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
