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CONDENSED MATTER

Voids in icosahedral small particles of an electrolytic metal

I. S. Yasnikov, A. A. Vikarchuk

Togliatti State University

Abstract: Results of an experiment aimed at the detection of voids in small icosahedral particles of electrolytic copper are presented. The chosen experimental technique is theoretically justified. The presence of voids revealed in the experiment gives strong evidence that the formation of small particles and microcrystals with pentagonal symmetry is governed by the disclination mechanism.

PACS: 36.40.-c, 61.46.+w, 81.10.Dn, 81.15.Np

Received: 24.11.2005

 English version: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters, 2006, 83:1, 42–45

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