A thermodynamic basis for the electronic properties of molten semiconductors: the role of electronic entropy
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Rinzler, Charles Cooper
Allanore, Antoine
Date Issued
December 2016
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Philosophical Magazine
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Taylor & Francis
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Rinzler, Charles C., and A. Allanore. “A Thermodynamic Basis for the Electronic Properties of Molten Semiconductors: The Role of Electronic Entropy.” Philosophical Magazine 97, 8 (December 2016): 561–571 © 2016 Informa UK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis group
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Abstract
The thermodynamic origin of a relation between features of the phase diagrams and the electronic properties of molten semiconductors is provided. Leveraging a quantitative connection between electronic properties and entropy, a criterion is derived to establish whether a system will retain its semiconducting properties in the molten phase. It is shown that electronic entropy is critical to the thermodynamics of molten semiconductor systems, driving key features of phase diagrams including, for example, miscibility gaps. Keywords: entropy; electronic entropy; thermopower; molten semiconductor
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2016.1269968
