Electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of liquid Co–Sn alloys

Abstract

The electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of liquid Co–Sn alloys were investigated in a wide concentration and temperature range. It was shown that the electrical conductivity of the melts decreased with an increase of the Co content. The results are interpreted in the context of the s–d hybridisation model. The corresponding behaviour is caused by sharing electrons from one metal to another one. This is in agreement with the concept of Fermi enthalpy, according to which up to two electrons from Sn transfer to the uppermost bands of Co.