Effect of electron—electron scattering on the electrical and thermal conductivity of metals

The effect of interelectronic scattering processes on the electrical and thermal conductivity of metals is considered for two simple cases: one unfilled parabolic band and two unfilled parabolic bands corresponding to one s-band and one inverted d-band. The first case corresponds to an alkali metal and the second to a transition metal. Electronhole scattering is also considered and is found to have effects of the same magnitude as electron-electron scattering on the thermal conductivity of the metals. (C.E.S.)