Shock compression is a highly dynamic, useful tool for exploring the stability of novel alloys such as quasicrystals, but their formation conditions and the nucleation-growth mechanisms occurring during shock experiments remain largely elusive. Here, the authors provide a summary of quasicrystal shock-syntheses and discuss the advantages and difficulties caused by the experimental complexity.
- Jinping Hu
- Paul D. Asimow
- Luca Bindi
