Pressure dependence of the thermal and electrical conductivities of the intermetallic compounds AuCu and AuCu3

• The thermal diffusivity, a, electrical resistivity, ρ, and Seebeck coefficient, S, of ordered and disordered AuCu3 and AuCu have been measured as functions of T and P in the range 100–300 K and 0–2 GPa, and the thermal conductivity, λ, has been calculated from the data for a. The experimental data for ρ agree well with literature data. The ρ dependence of ρ and λ differs significantly between ordered and disordered specimens, but apart from the effect of impurity scattering the disordered materials behave much like the noble metals. For the temperature-dependent part of p (and λ) the P dependence differs by a factor of 2–3 between ordered and disordered states. This is shown to result from the difference in electron band structure, as reflected also in the thermoelectric parameter ξ. The P dependence of the relatively large lattice thermal conductivity of these materials causes the Lorenz ratio L = λρ/T to increase with ρ in all cases.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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Thermal diffusivity

thermal conductivity

high pressure

electrical resistivity

Lorenz function

intermetallic compounds

alloys

gold-copper

copper-gold

AuCu

AuCu3

structural order

disorder

Seebeck coefficient

thermoelectric power

thermopower

lattice thermal conductivity

Condensed matter physics

Kondenserade materiens fysik

fysik

Physics

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