The thermal conductivity of chalcogenide binary Se-Te and ternary Se-Te-Cu
alloys (polycrystalline and amorphous) has been investigated in stationary
conditions within the temperature range 7-315 K. Non-typical low-temperatur
e sharp maximum at about 14 K in the crystalline samples has been observed.
A hysteresis has appeared in the amorphous sample with 5% Cu content. Qual
itative analysis of the measurement results based on the Boltzmann equation
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