Schottky anomaly

English

Etymology

From Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.

Noun

Schottky anomaly (plural Schottky anomalies)

  1. (physics) A variation in the heat capacity of a solid at low temperatures which arises from the thermal population of discrete energy levels as the temperature is raised
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