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To deduce an expression for the lattice thermal conductivity it is usual to consider the volume of the solid as occupied by a ‘phonon gas’, and then to find the resistivities due to the scattering of the phonons by other phonons, electrons and structural defects1.
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PROBERT, D. Phonon Concept at High Temperatures. Nature 199, 165 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199165a0
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