Abstract
Heat-capacity measurements between 1.3 and 4.2°K have been made on equiatomic AgZn in both the and phases. Significant differences were found in the Debye temperature and the electronic specific-heat coefficient, the latter data being discussed in terms of Fermi-surface-Brillouin-zone interactions. Furthermore, it is concluded that is the stable phase at 0°K, and that in this particular alloy, vibrational properties are of major importance in controlling phase stability near 0°K.
- Received 19 January 1970
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.2.1464
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