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Effect of electron-phonon interaction on the shift and attenuation of optical phonons

Materials Science 2009-11-07 v1 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

Using the Boltzmann equation for electrons in metals, we show that the optical phonons soften and have a dispersion due to screening in agreement with the results reported recently [M. Reizer, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 61}, 40 (2000)]. Additional phonon damping and frequency shift arise when the electron--phonon interaction is properly included.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0203112,
  title  = {Effect of electron-phonon interaction on the shift and attenuation of optical phonons},
  author = {L. A. Falkovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0203112},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, latex