On the Debye-Waller Factor and Debye Temperature of Dendrite-Shaped PbTe

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In this study, the phonon dispersion curve of dendrite-shaped lead telluride (PbTe), a nano structured material is obtained by shell model and the thermal parameters are calculated and compared with experimental results.

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