Abstract
Measurements of the thermal conductivity above 30 K of mixed crystals with controlled disorder, (KBr(KCN, (NaCl, (NaCn , and , support the idea of a lower limit to the thermal conductivity of disordered solids. In each case, as x is increased, the data approach the calculated minimum conductivity based on a model originally due to Einstein. These measurements support the claim that the lattice vibrations of these disordered crystals are essentially the same as those of an amorphous solid.
- Received 3 February 1992
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.46.6131
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