A note on thermoelectric power and inelastic scattering

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Abstract
Recently Kasuya, Bailyn and de Vroomen have independently proposed that spin-dependent scattering of electrons by magnetic impurity ions would provide a mechanism to account for the 'giant' thermoelectric powers observed in certain dilute alloys at very low temperatures. A simplified model discussed here indicates directly that the essential requirement is that of two largely independent groups of conduction electrons whose mobilities are significantly different, but in which the groups are coupled by (spin-dependent) inelastic scattering. It also follows in general agreement with experiment that resistive anomalies are to be looked for when such 'mutual electron-drag' is present.

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