Lattice Heat Capacity in RTAl (R = Y, Lu;T = Ni, Cu, Pd) Compounds
P. Daniel a, P. Javorský a, J. Prchal a, E. Šantavá b and S. Daniš a
a Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
b Institute of Physics, ASCR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Received: 9 07 2007;
We present analysis of the specific heat of the RTAl (R = Y, Lu;T = Cu, Ni, Pd) compounds. We focus on the lattice contribution and analyze the dependence of all the characteristic parameters in the Debye and Einstein models on the atomic masses and interatomic distances.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.113.331
PACS numbers: 65.40.Ba, 75.40.Cx