Summer 2020

EEE 3107 / EEE 301

Electrical Properties of
Materials

Dr. Sadid Muneer

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CT2 Solution

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Temperature Dependence of Resistivity:
b) Real Metals and Alloys

• Let us consider the case of an alloy.

• Randomly distributed impurity atoms: act

as scattering centers.

• τT : mean time between scattering due to

thermal vibrations alone.
• τI : mean time between scattering due to
collisions with impurities alone.
Principles of Electronic Materials
and Devices (3E), by S. O. Kasap

Copyright: Dr. Sadid Muneer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE, UIU

Figure 2.6 Page 126
Temperature Dependence of Resistivity:
b) Real Metals and Alloys
• τT : mean time between scattering due to
thermal vibrations alone.
• τI : mean time between scattering due to
collisions with impurities alone.
• 1/τT : probability of scattering due to
thermal vibrations alone.
• 1/τI : probability of scattering due to collisions
with impurities alone.
• 1/τ : net probability of scattering. Principles of Electronic Materials
and Devices (3E), by S. O. Kasap

Copyright: Dr. Sadid Muneer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE, UIU

Figure 2.6 Page 126
Temperature Dependence of Resistivity:
b) Real Metals and Alloys

Principles of Electronic Materials

and Devices (3E), by S. O. Kasap

Copyright: Dr. Sadid Muneer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE, UIU

Figure 2.6 Page 126
Temperature Dependence of Resistivity:
b) Real Metals and Alloys

Principles of Electronic Materials

and Devices (3E), by S. O. Kasap

Copyright: Dr. Sadid Muneer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE, UIU

Figure 2.6 Page 126
Temperature Dependence of Resistivity:
b) Real Metals and Alloys: TCR
TCR: Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity. A small normalized change around a
reference temperature.

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