Quasicrystal Superlattice (VIDEO)
Caption
The video shows the structure of a quasicrystalline superlattice made from single-component nanoparticle building blocks. The nanoparticles form decagons, which them stitch together to form a lattice. In order to fill in space in the lattice, the decagons flex into with polygons with five, six, seven eight or nine sides. In the video, the large red dots show the center of the polygons. The lines indicate the distance from one polygon center to the closest and next-closest polygon center. The smaller red dots denote the number of sides a polygon has.
Credit
Chen Lab / Brown University
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