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Temperature Dependence of the Liquid Tin Resistivity
Author(s) -
Gasser J. G.,
Bretonnet J. L.,
Bruson A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2221280247
Subject(s) - tin , electrical resistivity and conductivity , thermodynamics , compressibility , materials science , condensed matter physics , isothermal process , spheres , liquid metal , diffusion , entropy (arrow of time) , physics , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , astronomy
The temperature dependence law of the liquid metal resistivity is usually attributed to that of the atomic structure. In the framework of the Percus‐Yevick approximation applied to hard spheres, various laws of temperature dependence of their diameter are used. They are deduced from different physical or thermodynamical properties (self‐diffusion, structure, entropy, isothermal compressibility) or by minimizing the free energy. A comparison with experimental measurements on liquid tin up to 1300 °C leads to a fairly good agreement.