A dodecahedral atom cluster, which is the largest atom cluster with icosahedral symmetry, was found in a cubic crystalline phase of b-(AlPdMnSi) with a lattice constant of 2.0211 nm. The atom cluster has a diameter of about 2.6 nm and contains about 480 atoms. The result was published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. (Vol. 67, p.1501xj.
Prof. Hiraga group（Structural Science of Non-Stoichiometric Compounds）