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A comparative method was used to measure the thermal conductivity λ of a YBa2Cu3O7−x sample over the temperature range 305–360 K. Using one sample, data were obtained at two different x levels. Surprisingly, the smaller x value (higher Tc) produced a lower thermal conductivity. This observation is discussed in terms of scattering of phonons by point defects and electrons.
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Williams et al. (1989) studied this question.
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