Elastic Constants of Palladium from 4.2-300°K
Abstract
Elastic constant measurements have been made on a single crystal of palladium in the temperature range 4.2-300°K. Extrapolation of the data to absolute zero gives c11=2.341+/-0.027×1012 dyne cm-2, c12=1.761+/-0.027×1012 dyne cm-2, c44=0.712+/-0.003×1012 dyne cm-2. The corresponding value of Debye temperature is θ0=275+/-8°K, which compares well with the calorimetric figure of θ0=274+/-3°K. Both shear constants show an anomalous temperature dependence. This dependence can be correlated with the temperature variation of the contribution to C=c44 and C'=12(c11-c12), resulting from the presence of holes in the d band of palladium.
- Publication:
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Physical Review
- Pub Date:
- June 1960
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRev.118.1545
- Bibcode:
- 1960PhRv..118.1545R