The mean free path for electron conduction in metallic fullerenes
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2017-05-10 v1
Abstract
We calculate the electrical resistivity due to electron-phonon scattering for a model of A3C60 (A= K, Rb), using an essentially exact quantum Monte-Carlo calculation. In agreement with experiment, we obtain exceptionally large metallic resistivities at large temperatures T. This illustrates that the apparent mean free path can be much shorter than the separation of the molecules. An interpretation of this result is given. The calculation also explains the linear behavior in T at small T.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0007024,
title = {The mean free path for electron conduction in metallic fullerenes},
author = {O. Gunnarsson and J. E. Han},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0007024},
year = {2017}
}
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4 pages, RevTeX, 3 eps figure, additional material available at http://www.mpi-stuttgart.mpg.de/docs/ANDERSEN/fullerene/