Simultaneous measurement of thermal and dielectric properties in a conduction calorimeter: Application to the lock-in transition in Rb2ZnCl4 single crystal |
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| Authors: | José María Martin Jaime Del Cerro Saturio Ramos |
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| Affiliation: | Instituto Mixto Ciencia de Materiales, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla , P.O. Box 1065, E41080, Sevilla, Spain |
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A device for simultaneous measurement of thermal properties (specific heat, latent heat and related properties) and electric properties (such as permittivity, dielectric spectroscopy) based on conduction calorimetry is explained. The device is used to study the commensurate-incommensurate (lock-in) phase transition in Rb2ZnCl4 single crystal. This transition is found to be first-order. Thermal and dielectric anomalies are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Rb2ZnC4 Incommensurate phases Thermal properties Dielectric properties |
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