Umklapp scattering

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Umklapp scattering is a momentum-relaxing process in crystals where phonon or electron scattering transfers crystal momentum by a reciprocal lattice vector, playing a key role in limiting thermal and electrical conductivity at higher temperatures.


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Brillouin zone
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