Elastic Constants, Thermal Expansion, and Debye Temperature of Lead Telluride

Measurements of the elastic constants and thermal expansion of PbTe have been made from 4.2° to 303.2°K. The extrapolated 0°K values for C44, (C11−C12)/2, and (C11+2C12)/3, respectively, are 1.514±0.009, 6.184±0.066, and 4.560±0.042×1011 dyn/cm2. At 303.2°K these values are 1.344±0.008, 5.016±0.057,...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 1968-07, Vol.39 (8), p.3913-3916
Main Authors: Houston, Bland, Strakna, R. E., Belson, Henry S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Measurements of the elastic constants and thermal expansion of PbTe have been made from 4.2° to 303.2°K. The extrapolated 0°K values for C44, (C11−C12)/2, and (C11+2C12)/3, respectively, are 1.514±0.009, 6.184±0.066, and 4.560±0.042×1011 dyn/cm2. At 303.2°K these values are 1.344±0.008, 5.016±0.057, and 4.107±0.037×1011 dyn/cm2. Intermediate values are presented graphically, as are the thermal-expansion data. The linear coefficient of thermal expansion is found to be 20.4±0.4×10−6/°C at room temperature. The 0°K Debye temperature is calculated to be 176.7°±0.5°K.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.1656874