Resistivity of liquid transition metals and their alloys using the t matrix

Abstract

The electrical resistivity and thermoelectric power of the liquid 3d transition metals (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni), Pd, Pt, Zr, Cu, Ag, Ge and Sn have been calculated using the t matrix approach and experimental structural data. Also the electrical resistivity of liquid alloys Sn-Ag, Sn-Co, Mn-Ge, Co-Ge and Mn-Cu, have been estimated in the same formulation. All the results are in good agreement with available experimental data showing that the electron transport properties of liquid transition metals and their alloys can be understood in terms of the t matrix approach.