Properties of domains in heterogeneous systems from thermodynamic functions of solution

Abstract

This article shows that we can find properties of specific domains in heterogeneous systems by using suitable molecular probes combined with the application of solution theory. The thermodynamic functions that can be found in this way include free energy, entropy, enthalpy, compressibility and thermal expansion. The deduced molecular parameters include the molecular polarizability, the cohesive interaction between close neighbors and number of nearest neighbors involved in the interactions of each individual. In addition it is possible to obtain the temperatures and energies of the phase transitions of the domain probed.