RESISTIVITY OF SOLID AND LIQUID SODIUM.

Abstract

A theoretical study was made of the resistivity of solid and liquid sodium. Inelastic neutron scattering data were utilized to obtain the required information about the dynamics of the ions. The electron phonon interaction is characterized by phase-shifts, two of which are used as adjustable parameters. Although the calculation is believed to incorporate accurately many body effects, Umklapp processes, time dependent effects, etc. agreement with experiment is disappointing. The calculated resistivity exceeds the experimentally measured values by a factor of the order of 2 at low temperatures, and above the melting point there are again discrepancies of this order. No convincing explanation of these disagreements was found. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 1964
Accession Number
AD0604178

Entities

People

  • Michael P. Greene
  • W. Kohn

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Dynamics
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Low Temperature
  • Melting
  • Melting Point
  • Neutron Scattering
  • Phase Shift
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics