Low-temperature deviations from Matthiessen's rule in lithium-magnesium alloys

Abstract
The resistivity of lithium and three LiMg alloys with magnesium concentrations of 1.0, 5.0 and 10 at.% has been measured from 2 to 60K. Below 10K a term proportional to T2 and to the residual resistivity is identified and associated with inelastic impurity scattering of electrons. At higher temperatures the deviations from Matthiessen's rule are found to become essentially independent of concentration.