5. GrΓΌneisen constant. (a) Show that the free energy of a phonon
mode of frequency π is
ππ΅π πΌπ [2 π ππh (βπ/2ππ΅π)]. It is necessary to retain the zero-point
energy 1/2(βπ) to obtain
this result. (b) If A is the fractional volume change, then the
free energy of the crystal may be
written as πΉ(Ξ, T) = (1/2) π΅Ξ^2 + ππ΅π βππ [2 π ππh (βππΎ/2ππ΅π)] where
B is the bulk modulus. Assume that the volume dependence of ππ is
πΏπ/π = βπΎΞ, where πΎ is known as the GrΓΌneisen constant. If πΎ is
taken as independent of the mode K, show that F is a minimum
with respect to A when π΅Ξ = πΎβ ( 1/2 βπ) coth ( βπ/2ππ΅π ), and show
that this may be written in terms of the thermal energy density as
Ξ = πΎπ(π)/π΅ (c) Show that on the Debye model πΎ = β πlnπ/πlnπ .
Note: Many approximations are involved in this theory: the result
(a) is valid only if π is independent of temperature; πΎ may be
quite for different Inodes.
5. GrΓΌneisen constant. (a) Show that the free energy of a phonon mode of frequency 𝜔 is 𝑘𝐵Ү
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5. GrΓΌneisen constant. (a) Show that the free energy of a phonon mode of frequency 𝜔 is 𝑘𝐵Ү
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