Evaluation of the Debye Temperature of Thorium Dioxide

M. Ali, P. Nagels

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    Abstract

    The Debye temperature of ThO2 is calculated using existing data for heat capacity, neutron diffraction and elastic constants. The resulting values are 259, 268, and 290 °K, respectively. Attention is drawn to the existing confusion in the definition of the Debye temperature which involves the inclusion or exclusion of a factor \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \sqrt[3]{3} $\end{document} depending on how the vibrational units are defined.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)113-116
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B)
    Volume21
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1967

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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