Publication: 'Comment on `Extrinsic origin of the insulating behavior of polygrain icosahedral Al-Pd-Re quasicrystals' "

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Title	'Comment on `Extrinsic origin of the insulating behavior of polygrain icosahedral Al-Pd-Re quasicrystals' "
Authors/Editors*	J. Dolinsek, P.J. McGuiness, M. Klanjsek, I. Smiljanic, A. Smontara, E.S. Zijlstra, S.K. Bose,I.R. Fisher, M.J. Kramer, and P.C. Canfield
Where published*	Physical Review B
How published*	Journal
Year*	2007
Volume	76
Number
Pages	216202
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Link	http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v76/e216202
Abstract	We clarify issues raised in the preceding Comment regarding the viewpoint that the highly porous and oxidized arc-melted polygrain i-Al-Pd-Re samples could reveal intrinsic electrical transport properties of this icosahedral family. Flux-grown single-grain i-Al-Pd-Re samples of superior structural quality do not show insulatinglike behavior, and their transport properties are on common ground with all other Al-based icosahedral families.