Which mechanism reduces thermal conductivity in semiconductor alloys?

💡 Explanation

Alloying changes composition, therefore phonon scattering increases, disrupting phonon band structure, decreasing thermal conductivity, rather than electronic effects causing thermal changes. The mechanism is phonon scattering.

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