Self-diffusion in solid lithium

Here, we suggest a method to reproduce the self-diffusion coefficient of Li at various temperatures up to the melting point by starting from a single measurement. This procedure may be applicable to various categories of solids. It is based on a thermodynamical model that interrelates point defect parameters with the bulk properties that has been recently used (Dologlou, E., Glass Phys. Chem., 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 295–297) to explain the Meyer-Neldel rule for the ac conductivity of glassy alloys.