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| author | Liu, Rong Cui, Gang Zhou, Tiejun Jiang, Kai |
| author_facet | Liu, Rong Cui, Gang Zhou, Tiejun Jiang, Kai |
| contents | Understanding defect evolution is essential to the structural stability of quasicrystals, yet the kinetics of defect repair remain poorly understood. Here, by combining the string method and the spring pair method, we determine the minimum energy path from defective to defect-free dodecagonal quasicrystals using a particle model with the Lennard-Jones-Gauss potential. We find that defect annihilation proceeds via three stages: phason flip, aggregation and decomposition of shield-like defects. These sequential transformations are driven by potential energy gradients and accompanied by an increase in structural symmetry. The three stages act synergistically in promoting defect annihilation, offering new insights into the microscopic repair mechanisms of quasicrystals. |
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| spellingShingle | Defect annihilation mechanism in the formation of dodecagonal quasicrystals Liu, Rong Cui, Gang Zhou, Tiejun Jiang, Kai Materials Science Mathematical Physics Understanding defect evolution is essential to the structural stability of quasicrystals, yet the kinetics of defect repair remain poorly understood. Here, by combining the string method and the spring pair method, we determine the minimum energy path from defective to defect-free dodecagonal quasicrystals using a particle model with the Lennard-Jones-Gauss potential. We find that defect annihilation proceeds via three stages: phason flip, aggregation and decomposition of shield-like defects. These sequential transformations are driven by potential energy gradients and accompanied by an increase in structural symmetry. The three stages act synergistically in promoting defect annihilation, offering new insights into the microscopic repair mechanisms of quasicrystals. |
| title | Defect annihilation mechanism in the formation of dodecagonal quasicrystals |
| topic | Materials Science Mathematical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13253 |