13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUASICRYSTALS (ICQ13) 18-23 September 2016 Kathmandu, Nepal Sponsors NRNA: Dr Upendra Mahato-Dr Shesh Ghale-Jiba Lamichhane-Bhaban Bhatta- Kumar Panta-Ram Thapa-Dr Badri KC-Kul Acharya-Dr Ambika Adhikari Dear friends and colleagues, Namaste and Welcome to the 13th International Conference on Quasicrystals (ICQ13) being held in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. This episode of conference on quasicrystals follows twelve previous successful meetings held at cities Les Houches, Beijing, Vista-Hermosa, St. Louis, Avignon, Tokyo, Stuttgart, Bangalore, Ames, Zürich, Sapporo and Cracow. Let’s continue with our tradition of effective scientific information sharing and vibrant discussions during this conference. The research on quasicrystals is still evolving. There are many physical properties waiting for scientific explanation, and many new phenomena waiting to be discovered. In this context, the conference is going to cover a wide range of topics on quasicrystals such as formation, growth and phase stability; structure and modeling; mathematics of quasiperiodic and aperiodic structures; transport, mechanical and magnetic properties; surfaces and overlayer structures. We are also going to have discussion on other aspects of materials science, for example, metamaterials, polymer science, macro-molecules system, photonic/phononic crystals, metallic glasses, metallic alloys and clathrate compounds. Nepal is home to eight of ten highest mountains in the world are located in Nepal, which include the world’s highest, Mt Everest (SAGARMATHA). Nepal is also famous for cultural heritages. It houses ten UNESCO world heritage sites, including the birth place of the Lord Buddha, Lumbini. Seven of the sites are located in Kathmandu valley itself. We hope you will have opportunity to explore this small but diverse country. As we are all aware that Nepal was shaken very badly by two big earthquakes last year. More than eight thousand people lost their lives, and many more were injured. Nepal had to bear a huge loss of infrastructure and financial resources of the scale never seen in its long history. Many cultural and ancient historical sites were crumbled apart in the Kathmandu valley by this natural disaster. But we are glad to share with you all that the inimitable natural beauty of Nepal and hospitality of Nepali people are unaltered. Nepal is going through a long and slow recovery process, and it will be a long time before reconstruction will be completed. Your visit to Kathmandu during this difficult time means a lot to Nepal and her people. It will help to send a message to the world that Nepal is still a safe place to visit. We strongly believe that local universities and researchers will benefit from the conference. We thank Prof Dan Shechtman (the 2011 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), invited speakers and all other participants for their valuable scientific contribution. Thanks also go to all sponsors. We gratefully acknowledge the support for the conference from the University of Liverpool, UK, Tohoku University, Japan and Tribhuvan University, Nepal. We are honoured by the presence of officials from Nepal government, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University in the inauguration ceremony. We wish you a memorable stay at the historic and cultural center of the Himalayan country, and look forward to your future visits as well. Chairs, Dr Hem Raj Sharma (the University of Liverpool, UK) Prof An Pang Tsai, Tohoku University, Japan Local organising committee chair Prof Narayan P Adhikari, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Contents Map Useful Information Invited Speakers Program Overview Detailed Program Abstracts for Oral Presentations List of Posters Abstracts for Poster Presentations Committees List of Participants Useful Information Contact Phone Numbers Dhulikhel Lodge Resort (conference hotel): +977-11-490114, 490494, 490043 Dr Hem Raj Sharma/Prof An Pang Tsai (conference chairs):+977-9841668411 Prof Dr Narayan Adhikari (local organizing committee chair): +977-9841500796 Nepal Police Emergency number: +977-1-4228435 Conference Venue and Local Transportation The conference will be held in Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, which is about 30 km from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. The tutorial on 18th will be hosted by Kathmandu University, which is located about 3 km from the Resort. The public lecture on 21st will be hosted by the Tribhuvan University Central Campus, which is about 30 km from the resort. The transportation from the airport to the resort, the resort to the Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University will be arranged by the conference organizer. The participants are requested to confirm their time of arrival with flight details to the organizer in advance. Transportation to Kathmandu from Dhulikhel on other occasions can be provided by the hotel, but there will be a charge. Poster Presentation The size of poster is A0 portrait (W: 841 mm x H: 1189 mm). Posters can be hanged in the designated area from Monday morning, and should be removed by Friday morning. Odd numbered posters should be presented on Monday, and even numbered on Tuesday. Best Presentation Awards European C-MAC awards will be given for best presentations by young scientists (one award for poster and one for oral presentation). Lunch and Dinner Lunch, dinner and welcome dinner will be provided at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort. Meal coupons will be provided with the conference kit. Participants will have to present a coupon at the meal time. Public Lecture, Excursion and Conference Dinner Excursion and conference dinner will be held on 21st, following a public lecture by Daniel Shechtman in Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur. All participants, including accompanying persons, will leave Dhulikhel Lodge Resort at 10:10 am, for the public lecture. Accompanying persons may visit a historic area of Kirtipur during the public lecture. After the public lecture, participants will join the excursion. For the excursion, participants may choose either Patan Durbar Square (world heritage site) or Chandragiri Hill top by cable car (panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley & Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest). Participants should register the excursion at the registration desk. Conference dinner takes place in Bhojan Griha, Dillibazar, Kathmandu (+ 977-1- 4416423 / 4411603) Program for Accompanying Persons and Post Conference Tours We have arranged a special programme for accompanying persons. We also offer post conference tours for participants who are interested in exploring the nature and history of Nepal. The tours start on Friday (23rd) and end on Sunday or Monday. Four different options are available. OPTION 1: HERITAGE TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN FLIGHT OPTION 2: TREKKING, RAFTTING & EVEREST PACKAGE OPTION 3: POKHARA TRAVEL OPTION 4: JUNGLE SAFARI TRAVEL Further details of the tours and activities for accompanying persons are provided in separate sheets. You can book the activities for accompanying persons and post conference tours at the registration desk or by sending an e-mail to DLR, [email protected] and copying it to [email protected]. You can pay DLR for these activities after your arrival at the registration desk. Currency Currency of Nepal is Nepalese Rupees, NRs (1 USD ~ NRs 106). You can exchange foreign currencies to NRs at the airport or conference hotel. You can withdraw NRs using VISA card in ATM machines available at the airport or city centre. Committees Conference Chairs Conference Secretary Dr. Hem Raj Sharma Ms. Noriko Yubuta (The University of Liverpool, UK) (Tohoku University, Japan) Prof. An Pang Tsai (Tohoku University, Japan) International Advisory Board Program Committee Michael Baake (Germany) Marc de Boissieu (France) Marc de Boissieu (France) Vincent Fournee (France) Janez Dolinšek (Slovenia) Hiroyuki Takakura (Japan) Chuang Dong (China) Ron Lifshitz (Israel) Jean-Marie Dubois (France) Hem Raj Sharma (UK) Michael Feuerbacher (Germany) An Pang Tsai (Japan) Uwe Grimm (UK) Yasushi Ishii (Japan) Local Organising Committee Tsutomu Ishimasa (Japan) Marek Mihalkovic (Slovakia) Chair: Prof. Narayan Prasad Adhikari Ron Lifshitz (Israel) (Central Department of Physics, TU) Ronan McGrath (UK) N. K. Mukhopadhyay (India) Members: Walter Steurer (Switzerland) Prof. Amar Yadav (Central Patricia Thiel (USA) Department of Physics, TU) An Pang Tsai (Japan) Dr. Rajendra Parajuli (Amrit Science Michael Widom (USA) Campus) Janusz Wolny (Poland) Dr. Gopi Chandra Kafle (Central Department of Physics, TU) Dr. Lila Pradhan Joshi (Amrit Science Campus) Dr. Raju Adhikari (Nepal Science Foundation (NSF) and CSIRO Manufacturing, Australia) Invited Speakers D. Shechtman (Nobel Laureate), Israel E. Abe, Japan S. Ben-Abraham, Israel T. Dotera, Japan E. Gaudry, France A. Goldman, USA A. Jagannathan, France P. Jana, India A. Julien, Norway O. Perez, France W. Steurer, Switzerland N. Takemori, Japan R. Widmer, Switzerland Program Overview Session I: Formation and Growth Session X, XI: Surface and Overlayers Session II, III: Structure and Modeling Session XII: Dyanamics Session IV: Electronic Properties Session XIII: Future directions of QC research Session V, VI: Transport Properties Session XIV: Composites & Applications Session VII: Magnetic Properties KU: Kathmandu University Session VIII: Mathematics TU: Tribhuvan University Session IX: Chris Henley Memorial DLR: Dhulikhel Lodge Resort Detailed Program 18th Sunday Tutorial (chair: J Ledieu) 09:20 Registration open at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort 11:40 12:40 Smerdon Fibonacci, Penrose,