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Phys. Rev. B 23, 5628–5631 (1981)

Theory of the specific-heat coefficient of a Hume-Rothery alloy

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J. S. Faulkner and G. M. Stocks
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

Received 2 February 1981; published in the issue dated 15 May 1981

The coefficient of the linear part of the low-temperature specific heat is calculated for alloys of zinc in copper having three different concentrations. The densities of states are obtained from a parameter-free calculation based on the Korringa-Kohn-Rostocker coherent-potential approximation, and the electron-phonon enhancement factors are estimated from resistivity data. The results of the historically important experiments on this system are reproduced in detail.

© 1981 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.23.5628
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10.1103/PhysRevB.23.5628
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