However the brittleness of the materials constrain the application to thin films.
Industry has develop quasicrystal as hard coating films for several kind of applications.
Potential for application needed long life, low friction solid films, e.g., gimbals for antennas, gyros, pointer devices, solar array devices, laser IR scanners, toggle mechanisms. Christopher S. Own , Dr Xingzhong. The hexagonal phase is a new crystalline approximant of decagonal phase. TEM work to identify the metallic thin film in order to achieve quasicrystalline coating will be carried using Hitachi UHV-H9000 . Study of surface composition and chemical states will be done using XPS, combined with ion gun for depth profiling.