A note on the Sondheimer size effect in aluminium

Abstract

Using a conventional d.c. Technique sondheimer oscillations in the magnetoresistivity of single crystals of zone refined aluminium have been studied with the magnetic field oriented close to the (111) direction. The observed oscillations are interpreted as type ii oscillations according to the gurevich (1958) theory and shown to be in a good agreement with theoretical predictions based upon the known second zone fermi surface of aluminium.