Primitive icosahedral quasicrystals in ZnMgLi(Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) systemsBuganski, Ireneusz (Avtor) Vrtnik, Stanislav (Avtor) Strzalka, Radoslaw (Avtor) Jelen, Andreja (Avtor) Drev, Sandra (Avtor) Wolny, Janusz (Avtor) Fujita, N. (Avtor) quasicrystalsNew quasicrystals with rare-earth elements and Li are synthesized with the selfflux method. The starting composition involves 62.8 at.% Zn, 28.6 at.% Mg, 3.6 at. % rare-earth and 5% Li. Alternatively, 66 at.% Zn, 24.8 at.% Mg, 3.9 at.% rare-earth and 5.3% Li can be used. Both syntheses result in quasicrystals exhibiting differences in the quasilattice constant which is additionally correlated with the size of the rare-earth atom. Monocrystal X-ray diffraction reveals that Li substitutes the rare-earth element found in the center of the Tsai cluster. The substitution of Li for the rare-earth element not only changes the electron-to-atom ratio but also changes the distribution of magnetic-momentbearing elements which can affect magnetic properties.Wiley20262026-01-27 12:03:21Neznano25689Združeno kraljestvosl