Temperature Dependence Of Heat Capacity Research Articles

Toward better understanding of anharmonic structural, thermodynamic, and elastic properties of CaSiO3 perovskite under extreme conditions via statistical moment method

CaSiO3 perovskite is thought to be the third most abundant minerals in both the Earth’s transition zone and lower mantle but its structural, thermodynamic, and elastic properties have not been well characterized. In this work, for the first time, we apply the statistical moment method (SMM) to determine analytical expressions of thermoelastic quantities such as isothermal and adiabatic elastic moduli, Grüneisen parameter, Young’s and shear moduli, compression wave and shear velocities including the full anharmonic effects of thermal lattice vibrations of perovskite crystals with cubic structure. The theoretical results are applied for numerical calculations for cubic CaSiO3 perovskite, which is a strongly anharmonic system, at temperatures and pressures up to 4000 K and 180 GPa corresponding to the extreme conditions of the Earth’s lower mantle. Our results for temperature and pressure dependences of unit cell volume, thermal expansivity, isochoric and isobaric heat capacities, Grüneisen parameter, isothermal and adiabatic elastic moduli, Young’s and shear moduli, compression wave and shear velocities are important signs of anharmonic effects under high temperatures and pressures. The SMM results are compared with experiments and other calculations. The present study provides an effective theoretical approach for finding the structural, thermodynamic, and elastic properties of strongly anharmonic materials under extreme conditions.

Large electrocaloric effect across the non-hysteretic electrostructural phase transition in lead-free (Ba0.88Ca0.12)(Ti0.94Sn0.06)O3 ceramics

Structural, dielectric, and electrocaloric properties were investigated in Pb-free ceramic (Ba0.88Ca0.12)(Ti0.94Sn0.06)O3 (BCST), synthesized using solid-state sintering method. Rietveld refinement of room temperature XRD data revealed the existence of pure perovskite tetragonal (P4mm) phase. Temperature-dependent XRD analyses confirmed a structural transition from tetragonal to cubic phase near 380 K. Temperature-dependent dielectric constant (εr) and specific heat capacity (Cp) confirmed the presence of thermal hysteresis in two phase transitions near 233±10K and 254±10K, and a non-hysteretic behavior at the Curie temperature (TC∼373±10K). A comprehensive Raman study corroborated the existence of phase transitions. Electrocaloric properties were determined using indirect method utilizing the non-hysteretic nature acrossTC. A large adiabatic temperature change of |∆T| = 0.52 K, isotropic entropy change |∆S| = 0.68 J/kg.K, electrocaloric coefficients, |∆T/∆E |= 0.311 K.mm/kV and |∆S/∆E| = 0.41 J.mm/K.kg.kV were obtained at 380 K for an electric field of 16.7 kV/cm. Obtained value of |∆T/∆E| is relatively good, reported among other BaTiO3-based ceramics.

Fragility and Tendency to Crystallization for Structurally Related Compounds.

The present study was designed to investigate the physical stability of three organic materials with similar chemical structures. The examined compounds revealed completely different crystallization tendencies in their supercooled liquid states and were classified into three distinct classes based on their tendency to crystallize. (S)-4-Benzyl-2-oxazolidinone easily crystallizes during cooling from the melt; (S)-4-Benzylthiazolidine-2-thione does not crystallize during cooling from the melt, but crystallizes easily during subsequent reheating above Tg; and (S)-4-Benzyloxazolidine-2-thione does not crystallize either during cooling from the melt or during reheating. Such different tendencies to crystallize are observed despite the very similar chemical structures of the compounds, which only differ in oxide or sulfur atoms in one of their rings. We also studied the isothermal crystallization kinetics of the materials that were shown to transform into a crystalline state. Molecular dynamics and thermal properties were thoroughly investigated using broadband dielectric spectroscopy, as well as conventional and temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry in the wide temperature range. It was found that all three glass formers have the same dynamic fragility (m = 93), calculated directly from dielectric structural relaxation times. This result verifies that dynamic fragility is not related to the tendency to crystallize. In addition, thermodynamic fragility predictions were also made using calorimetric data. It was found that the thermodynamic fragility evaluated based on the width of the glass transition, observed in the temperature dependence of heat capacity, correlates best with the tendency to crystallize.

Cooperative Conformational Transitions Underpin the Activation Heat Capacity in the Temperature Dependence of Enzyme Catalysis.

Many enzymes display non-Arrhenius behavior with curved Arrhenius plots in the absence of denaturation. There has been significant debate about the origin of this behavior and recently the role of the activation heat capacity (ΔCP⧧) has been widely discussed. If enzyme-catalyzed reactions occur with appreciable negative values of ΔCP⧧ (arising from narrowing of the conformational space along the reaction coordinate), then curved Arrhenius plots are a consequence. To investigate these phenomena in detail, we have collected high precision temperature-rate data over a wide temperature interval for a model glycosidase enzyme MalL, and a series of mutants that change the temperature-dependence of the enzyme-catalyzed rate. We use these data to test a range of models including macromolecular rate theory (MMRT) and an equilibrium model. In addition, we have performed extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to characterize the conformational landscape traversed by MalL in the enzyme-substrate complex and an enzyme-transition state complex. We have crystallized the enzyme in a transition state-like conformation in the absence of a ligand and determined an X-ray crystal structure at very high resolution (1.10 Å). We show (using simulation) that this enzyme-transition state conformation has a more restricted conformational landscape than the wildtype enzyme. We coin the term "transition state-like conformation (TLC)" to apply to this state of the enzyme. Together, these results imply a cooperative conformational transition between an enzyme-substrate conformation (ES) and a transition-state-like conformation (TLC) that precedes the chemical step. We present a two-state model as an extension of MMRT (MMRT-2S) that describes the data along with a convenient approximation with linear temperature dependence of the activation heat capacity (MMRT-1L) that can be used where fewer data points are available. Our model rationalizes disparate behavior seen for MalL and previous results for a thermophilic alcohol dehydrogenase and is consistent with a raft of data for other enzymes. Our model can be used to characterize the conformational changes required for enzyme catalysis and provides insights into the role of cooperative conformational changes in transition state stabilization that are accompanied by changes in heat capacity for the system along the reaction coordinate. TLCs are likely to be of wide importance in understanding the temperature dependence of enzyme activity and other aspects of enzyme catalysis.

High-resolution and high-accuracy calorimetry of order–disorder and melting transitions in the n-alkanes n-pentadecane, n-hexadecane, n-heptadecane, n-octadecane, n-nonadecane and n-eicosane

In this work, a Peltier-element-based adiabatic scanning calorimeter was used to investigate, with high-resolution and accuracy, the temperature dependence of the specific heat capacity and specific enthalpy difference of a series of linear alkanes. More specifically, results are reported for the even n-alkanes; namely n-eicosane, n-octadecane, n-hexadecane and for the odd n-alkanes, namely n-nonadecane, n-heptadecane and n-pentadecane. The measurements cover a temperature range from well in the crystalline solid phase across the solid–solid transitions (when present) in to the liquid phase across the melting transition. Accurate transition temperatures and heat of transitions were derived from the direct experimental data in view of the potential use of n-alkanes as phase change materials.

Temperature Dependence of the Specific Heat Capacity Glasses Produced Based on Na<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub> + Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>

In this work, the temperature dependence of the specific heat capacity of glasses obtained on the basis of the Na2B4O7 + Bi2O3 compound with different concentrations of sodium tetraborate and bismuth oxide in the initial mixture was studied experimentally during cooling. It has been experimentally shown that with a change in the concentration of the initial substances, the specific heat capacity of the sample’s changes, and a shift of the maxima towards low temperatures is observed with an increase in the concentration of bismuth oxide. A physical interpretation of the nature of the maximum on the temperature dependence of the specific heat is given.

Influence of lithium on the temperature dependence of heat capacity and thermodynamic functions changes in AK1 alloy based on high-purity aluminum

The heat capacity of the AK1 alloy based on high-purity aluminum with lithium was determined in the cooling mode using the known heat capacity of the reference aluminum sample. By means of mathematical processing of cooling rate curves of samples from AK1 alloy with lithium and the reference sample, polynomials describing their cooling rates were obtained. Further, the polynomials of the temperature dependence of the heat capacity of alloys, described by a four-member equation, were established using the experimentally found values of the cooling rates of samples from alloys and the standard, taking into account their mass. Using integrals from specific heat capacity, models of temperature dependence of enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs energy changes were established. It was found that the heat capacity of the alloys increases with rising temperature. The addition of lithium when the temperature is up to 600 K significantly increases the heat capacity, and at temperatures above 600 K lithium in amounts of 0.5 wt. % reduces the heat capacity of the initial alloy AK1. It is shown that lithium addition increases the enthalpy and entropy of the initial AK1 alloy and decreases the Gibbs energy value.

The implications of a temperature-dependent heat capacity DCp(t) on temperature-dependent gating in thermoTRPs

The implications of a temperature-dependent heat capacity DCp(t) on temperature-dependent gating in thermoTRPs

Thermophysical properties of the biofuel components: A mini-guide to the critical properties, heat capacities, and thermal conductivities

Experimental data on the critical temperature, critical pressure, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of the compounds involved in the production of biofuels have been compiled and critically evaluated. The compilation contains the critical temperature and critical pressure of 56 compounds, the heat capacity of 63 compounds, and the thermal conductivity of 35 compounds and covers the period from 1886 to September 2023. The recommended values of the critical temperatures and pressures have been determined. The parameters of correlating polynomials for the temperature dependence of heat capacities and thermal conductivities have been obtained. The compounds under consideration are the components of biofuels or platform chemicals. Some methyl and ethyl esters of saturated and unsaturated acids, furanic compounds, levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates, gamma-valerolactone, alpha-angelica lactone, triglycerides, and several alkyl pentanoates are among the compounds studied.

Heat Capacity of Indium or Gallium Sesqui-Chalcogenides.

The chalcogenides of p-block elements constitute a significant category of materials with substantial potential for advancing the field of electronic and optoelectronic devices. This is attributed to their exceptional characteristics, including elevated carrier mobility and the ability to fine-tune band gaps through solid solution formation. These compounds exhibit diverse structures, encompassing both three-dimensional and two-dimensional configurations, the latter exemplified by the compound In2Se3. Sesqui-chalcogenides were synthesized through the direct reaction of highly pure elements within a quartz ampoule. Their single-phase composition was confirmed using X-ray diffraction, and the morphology and chemical composition were characterized using scanning electron microscopy. The compositions of all six materials were also confirmed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. This investigation delves into the thermodynamic properties of indium and gallium sesqui-chalcogenides. It involves low-temperature heat capacity measurements to evaluate standard entropies and Tian-Calvet calorimetry to elucidate the temperature dependence of heat capacity beyond the reference temperature of 298.15 K, as well as the enthalpy of formation assessed from DFT calculations.

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The article discusses the use of KDP ferroelectric crystals (phosphates and arsenates of potassium, rubidium, cesium) and their deuterated analogues in various industries, including the creation of electro-optical devices and as hydrogen sorbents. The paper describes the physical properties of KDP crystals, changes in their properties near the phase transition temperature, as well as methods for obtaining KDP nanocrystals and their application in biomedicine. The paper also states that the phase transition in KDP crystals occurs near room temperature and manifests itself in a change in their physical properties, such as dielectric constant, optical properties, and heat capacity. In addition, approaching the phase transition temperature causes a change in the crystal lattice parameters, which can lead to the appearance of anomalous effects. The structure of the unit cell of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) is considered. The plots of the temperature dependence of the order parameter of spontaneous polarization and the plots of the temperature dependence of the configurational heat capacity of the crystal in the phase transition region are calculated, and the plots of the temperature of the inverse and direct dielectric susceptibility are calculated. Graphs of the order parameter, which characterizes the degree of spontaneous polarization for different temperatures, depending on the strength of the external electric field, are also calculated.

Complete thermodynamic characterization of second-order phase transition magnetocaloric materials exclusively through magnetometry

To fully assess and improve the performance of near room-temperature magnetic refrigerants, it is crucial to measure and compare their three most relevant thermodynamic properties, and their dependence on temperature (T) and applied magnetic field (H): the isothermal entropy change, ∆Siso(T,H); the adiabatic temperature change, ∆Tad(T,H); and the heat capacity, Cp(T,H). Typically, each thermodynamic property requires its own specialized measurements, which are very time-demanding and can be challenging to setup. In this work, we report a complete thermomagnetic characterization of a benchmark magnetocaloric material, gadolinium, using a single and commercially available SQUID magnetometer. By improving a recently reported method with incremental field ramping steps for measuring temperature through magnetization, we obtained a ∆Tad(T) curve under a 1 T field change with its peak amplitude and maximizing temperature respectively within 2 % and 0.8 % of previously reported values for gadolinium. We were also able to estimate the temperature dependent heat capacity, Cp(T,μ0H=0.85T), using the ∆Tad(T) measurements from magnetometry combined with magnetization versus temperature curves at different field values. This estimate of Cp around the transition temperature of gadolinium is within a relative error of 11 % of the experimental and reported values. The reported methodology allows the complete characterization of a second-order magnetocaloric material (∆Siso(T,H), ∆Tad(T,H), Cp(T,H)) around its Curie temperature using a single and widely available device, which can accelerate studies of different magnetocaloric materials’ performance, and approximate their implementation in magnetic refrigeration and/or waste heat energy harvesting industries.

Detailed Approach to Calculate the Heat Generation of Lithium-Ion Cells during Heat-Wait-Seek Tests in Accelerating Rate Calorimetry

By means of the Heat-Wait-Seek test in Accelerating Rate Calorimeters (ARC) the safety performance of Lithium-ion cells can be estimated. The most interesting measured parameters that can be extracted from these tests are the critical temperatures, such as the onset of self-heating, the venting or thermal runaway temperature. Another essential safety factor is the generated heat during cell failure. In general, the generated heat is calculated by an average heat capacity of the cell and the temperature difference in the experiment, which is not accurate enough especially when facing the challenges in specific volumetric energy density and safety of battery packs.In this study a more accurate way to calculate the generated heat is proposed, which consists of using temperature dependent heat capacity of the cell, based on its individual components. This leads to a significant difference in the calculated generated heat, for instance the specific heat capacity of NMC as a cathode material increases in the temperature range from 298 K to 398 K from 0.83 to 0.96 J/g·K, which is an increase of about 16 %. This leads to a difference in the calculated generated heat in this small range of 7 J/g (or 8 %), if a static specific heat capacity of 0.83 J/g·K and on the other hand a temperature dependent specific heat capacity is used. Moreover, the influence of additional heating steps, venting of the cell, melting of the separator and the overall accuracy of the measurement will be discussed. The investigation of these effects is in the focus of the project AnaLiBa (Analytics of Lithium-ion-Batteries), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the framework of the competence cluster Analytics/quality assurance (AQua). In this project the approach is applied to commercial type 21700 cells. The 21700 type cells are extensively used in battery packs, for instance in electric cars, due to their 20 % higher energy density with respect to the former used type 18650 cells. The cells were measured in an ES-ARC from Thermal Hazard Technologies, UK, using the Heat-Wait-Seek test. The generated heat was compared for either fresh cells and cells after cyclic aging. The cyclic aging was performed at 0 °C and 20 °C with a charging rate of 0.3C for 0 °C and 0.7C for 20 °C and a discharging rate of 2C for 20 °C and 0.5C for 0 °C until the state of health was at 80 % ±2 %. The two different temperatures studied in the cyclic aging were chosen as 0 °C to cause lithium plating and as 20 °C to cause a higher internal resistance due to a thicker solid-electrolyte-interface, which has a high influence on the measured properties in the Heat-Wait-Seek test and therefore on the generated heat.With this approach the generated heat in abuse tests can be calculated more accurately to simulate the propagation of heat during a single cell failure in a pack or to calculate the necessary thickness of a heat barrier for safer battery packs. This helps manufacturers to improve their battery pack design with respect to the specific volumetric energy density and safety.

Razrabotka metodik i eksperimental'nykh ustanovok dlya opredeleniya teploemkosti zhelezorudnykh materialov

One of the most important thermophysical pellets characteristics is considered — their heat capacity, which affects the technological production process of iron ore pellets at the stage of their heat treatment in a layer on a conveyor belt. Since the physical heat capacity of materials is determined by the enthalpy value, the mixing method is used to measure the latter, which is implemented on an installation with an adiabatic calorimeter. The research object is Kachkanar pellets of different basicity. The average values of the pellets enthalpy and their physical heat capacity, taking into account changes in the phase and chemical composition of the material, are presented in the interpolation equations form. The temperature dependences of the apparent heat capacity of pellets of various basicity at different heating rates were determined using a newly created experimental setup that allows determining the complex of thermophysical characteristics. Estimates of the enthalpy change and the dependence of the apparent heat capacity on temperature for fluxed and unfluxed concentrates of Sokolovsko-Sarbaysky mining and processing plant were carried out on an experimental installation using the method of quantitative thermal analysis. The presented methods for determining the enthalpy and heat capacity of iron ore pellets and concentrates, as well as the designs created for the implementation of these methods can be used to determine the heat capacities of various materials of metallurgical production and to optimize the operating parameters of their heat treatment.

Thermal Physical Properties of Metals in a Quasi-Two-Phase Model

Abstract—The applicability of the model of a two-phase locally equilibrium region for calculating the temperature dependences of heat capacities, linear thermal expansion coefficients, and thermal diffusivities of various metals is demonstrated. It is shown that the proposed relations make it possible to describe the increase in the thermal characteristic with increasing temperature and its changes associated with the implementation of the phase transition. The possibility of extrapolating the established dependences to experimentally unexplored areas is indicated. The relative simplicity of the established relationships, a certain universality of the model in describing various solids, and the visibility of the theoretical results obtained give hope for the use of the model in engineering and technical calculations.

Thermal physics in the data age—Students judge the applicability of the equipartition theorem

Providing students of introductory thermal physics with a plot of the heat capacities of many low density gases as a function of temperature allows them to look for systematic trends. Specifically, large amounts of heat capacity data not only allow students to discover the equipartition theorem but also point to its limited applicability. Computer code to download and plot the temperature-dependent heat capacity data is provided.

Transport Properties of Equiatomic CoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy with a Single-Phase Face-Centered Cubic Structure

The key thermophysical properties necessary for the successful design and use of CoCrFeNi alloy in thermophysical applications have been measured experimentally, and the results have been compared with literature values and results previously obtained for commercial Ni-Cr alloys and equiatomic CoCrFeNi alloy. In particular, the thermal diffusivity, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and specific heat capacity were measured for the as-cast and homogenized equiatomic CoCrFeNi alloy over a temperature range allowing the thermal conductivity to be calculated up to 1173 K. The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the equiatomic CoCrFeNi alloy were found to deviate from monotonic behavior in the temperature range from 773 to 1100 K. Such a deviation was previously observed in the behavior of the temperature dependence of CTE and specific heat capacity of the equiatomic CoCrFeNi alloy. The non-linear behavior is primarily the result of order/disorder phenomena for the as-cast and homogenized sample, as well as non-equilibrium solidification under arc melting conditions for the as-cast sample. The measured data of thermophysical properties are provided for thermally differently treated samples, and it is shown that there is a difference in the behavior of the temperature dependences of CTE, thermal diffusivity, and heat capacity.

Phase transitions, structure and properties of solid solutions V<sub>2 – Δ</sub>ME<sub>0,02</sub>O<sub>3</sub>

Subject of research: the article presents studies of the properties of solid solutions V2Me0,02O3 in the metaldielectric phase transition region.
 Purpose of research: to obtain temperature dependences of physical parameters (heat capacity, electrical resistance, magnetic susceptibility) of samples of the composition V2Me0,02O3 in the range of 60-400 K; to determine the effect of vanadium concentration and the type of alloying element on the parameters of the phase transition and the parameters of the energy spectrum of the crystal lattice.
 Methods and objects of research: the objects of research were solid solutions based on vanadium oxide V2O3, alloyed with aluminum, iron, chromium. Doping was used to regulate and stabilize the parameters of the V2O3 phase transition. The temperature of the phase transition was determined by measuring the temperature dependences of heat capacity, electrical resistance and magnetic susceptibility.
 Main results of research: in the course of experimental studies, it was found that the temperatures of metaldielectric phase transitions determined by different methods are close in their values. The dependences of the phase transition temperature on the parameters of the crystal lattice, changes in magnetic susceptibility for pure and doped vanadium oxide, as well as the dependence of the transition temperature and the electrical resistivity jump on the Debye temperature are obtained. The influence of alloying metals and vanadium concentration on the properties of the studied samples in the phase transition region was determined by the temperature dependences of magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistance and heat capacity.

Zn-Mo-O system: Insights into the thermodynamic stability and applicability in lithium ion batteries

A detailed experimental investigation on the thermochemical stability of Zn2Mo3O8(s) in the Zn-Mo-O system was reported for the first time using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry in conjunction with solid oxide based electrochemical measurements. The temperature dependence of molar heat capacity of this compound was determined employing thermal relaxation calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The values of standard molar enthalpy of formation (∆fH298.15°), standard molar entropy (S298.15°), molar heat capacity (Cp) and Debye temperature (θD) for Zn2Mo3O8(s) were determined for the first time in this study. The present study also focuses on the investigation of electrochemical performance of α-ZnMoO4(s) for lithium ion battery applications which demonstrated the effective utilization of this compound as anode material due to its remarkable cycling stability and rate capability.

Phase Separation in the Double Perovskite Sr2FeNbO6-δ

The ceramic perovskite Sr2FeNbO6-δ was synthesized via the solution combustion precursor method. X-ray phase analysis showed that the sample is single-phase and does not contain impurities. The specific heat capacity and the Mössbauer spectra were measured for the Sr2FeNbO6-δ ceramic in the temperature range of 4–300 K. The observation of an asymmetric doublet in the Mössbauer spectra and the literature data on the magnetic susceptibility indicated the presence of two magnetic subsystems in Sr2FeNbO6-δ with antiferromagnetic exchange interactions. Based on the analysis of the temperature dependence of the specific heat capacity, we determined the Debye and Einstein temperatures.