Which vibrational characteristic decreases when a crystal nears melting?

💡 Explanation

The phonon mean free path decreases because increased thermal energy amplifies lattice vibrations causing more phonon scattering events; therefore, phonon transport is reduced, rather than electronic properties changing primarily at that temperature.

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