Thermoelectric Effects in Copper-Gold Alloys

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Abstract
Measurements of the resistivity and thermoelectric power of the binary alloy CuAu and of CuAu alloys containing dilute amounts of Ni are analyzed using the thermoelectric power formula of Mott. At the transition temperature, anomalies in the thermoelectric power are observed. The scattering cross section and its derivative with respect to energy for Ni in CuAu are determined. The results are similar in value to these same parameters measured for dilute amounts of Ni in Cu.