STM Study of the 10-Fold Surface of d-Al-Ni-Co

E. Cox[a]*, J. Ledieu[a], R. McGrath[a], R. D. Diehl[b], C. J. Jenks[c], I. Fisher[c]

[a] Surface Science Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

[b] Department of Physics and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

[c] Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA

I will present an analysis of STM data from the 10-fold surface of Al-Ni-Co, showing that the STM images are compatible with a bulk termination of the surface, under the assumption that transition metal atoms dominate the images.

* Current address: Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA