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The second-order effect of free electrons on lattice conduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2008
Abstract
Second-order perturbation theory, in conjunction with the usual treatment of electron-phonon interaction, allows us to calculate the correction to the first-order result for the scattering of phonons by electrons. It is shown that the second-order term is much smaller, and therefore negligible. This justifies the use of the first-order theory in the treatment of the interaction in metals and semi-conductors.
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- Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , April 1957 , pp. 508 - 513
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- Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1957
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