Effect of normal phonon-phonon scattering on the phonon relaxation time for metals

M. Kaveh

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Abstract

The phonon-phonon scattering relaxation time for metals is derived by an analysis that explicitly incorporates the Peierls condition that normal phonon-phonon scattering cannot equilibrate the phonon system. Numerical results are presented for potassium. These results demonstrate that at low temperatures, the Peierls condition leads to a very significant reduction of phonon-phonon scattering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-331
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume58
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 1976

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