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Many-Body Effect of the Electron-Phonon Interaction on the Thermoelectricity in Metals

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Thermoelectricity in Metallic Conductors

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The many-body effect of the electron-phonon interaction on the electron-diffusion thermopower is calculated microscopically. It is shown that the thermopower is enhanced not by the mass enhancement but also significantly by a new mechanism, arising from the electron-phonon modification of the quasi-particle velocity. The effect of the above result on the high field adiabatic Nernst-Ettingshausen coefficient, and the magneto-thermopower is discussed.

Work supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Grant Number DMR 75-19544.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    S. K. Lyo

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  1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Lyo, S.K. (1978). Many-Body Effect of the Electron-Phonon Interaction on the Thermoelectricity in Metals. In: Blatt, F.J., Schroeder, P.A. (eds) Thermoelectricity in Metallic Conductors. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6830-5_27

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