Do quasicrystals follow Wiedemann-Franz's law?

In this work we present a theoretical study on the thermal and electrical conductivities of quasicrystals. By considering a realistic model for the spectral conductivity we derive closed analytical expressions for the transport coefficients which allow us to study the temperature dependence of the L...

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Autor: Maciá Barber, Enrique Alfonso
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/60192
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60192
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Al-Cu-Fe
Electronic transport-properties
Icosahedral quasi-crystals
Density-of-states
Thermoelectric-materials
Conductivity
Clusters
Alloys
Phases
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:In this work we present a theoretical study on the thermal and electrical conductivities of quasicrystals. By considering a realistic model for the spectral conductivity we derive closed analytical expressions for the transport coefficients which allow us to study the temperature dependence of the Lorenz ratio L( T) = κ_(e)(T)/ Tσ( T) at different temperature regimes. We conclude that quasicrystals closely follow Wiedemann- Franz's law over a wide temperature range.