High-entropy alloys(HEAs)contain multiple principal alloying elements,but usually with simple crystal structures.Quasicrystals are structurally complex phases,but are generally dominated by only one element.However,ne...High-entropy alloys(HEAs)contain multiple principal alloying elements,but usually with simple crystal structures.Quasicrystals are structurally complex phases,but are generally dominated by only one element.However,nearequiatomic high-entropy quasicrystals have rarely been reported because they are difficult to prepare experimentally and predict theoretically.Therefore,the preparation and crystal structures of near-equiatomic high-entropy quasicrystals have drawn much interest.We report a quinary decagonal quasicrystal(DQC)with near-equiatomic alloying elements in Al20Si20Mn20Fe20Ga20 melt-spun ribbons,which is the first to our knowledge.Meanwhile,the structural features of the DQC are characterized in detail.The configurational entropy of both the alloy and DQC satisfies the entropy-based criterion for HEAs,suggesting a high-entropy DQC.Our findings provide a new strategy to develop high-entropy quasicrystals.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871015 and 51471024)the Selfdetermined Project of the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(2016Z-13)。
文摘High-entropy alloys(HEAs)contain multiple principal alloying elements,but usually with simple crystal structures.Quasicrystals are structurally complex phases,but are generally dominated by only one element.However,nearequiatomic high-entropy quasicrystals have rarely been reported because they are difficult to prepare experimentally and predict theoretically.Therefore,the preparation and crystal structures of near-equiatomic high-entropy quasicrystals have drawn much interest.We report a quinary decagonal quasicrystal(DQC)with near-equiatomic alloying elements in Al20Si20Mn20Fe20Ga20 melt-spun ribbons,which is the first to our knowledge.Meanwhile,the structural features of the DQC are characterized in detail.The configurational entropy of both the alloy and DQC satisfies the entropy-based criterion for HEAs,suggesting a high-entropy DQC.Our findings provide a new strategy to develop high-entropy quasicrystals.
