Low temperature heat capacity Study of Fe(PO3)3 and Fe2P2O7

The heat capacities of two iron phosphates, Fe(PO₃)₃ and Fe₂P₂O₇, have been measured over the temperature range from (2 to 300) K using the heat capacity option of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS). A phase transition related to magnetic ordering has been found in the heat capacity at T = 8.76 K for Fe(PO₃)₃ and T = 18.96 K for Fe₂P₂O₇, which are comparable with literature values from magnetic measurements. By fitting the experimental heat capacity values, the thermodynamic functions, magnetic heat capacities, and magnetic entropies have been determined. Additionally, theoretical fits at low temperatures suggest that Fe₂P₂O₇ has an anisotropic antiferromagnetic contribution to the heat capacity and a large linear term likely caused by oxygen vacancies. Further data fitting in a series over widened temperature regions found that this linear term exists only below 15 K and disappears gradually from (15 to 17) K.     

Mesophase and magnetic behavior in cobalt(II) and iron(II) compounds

The metal complexes with long alkyl chains [Co(C16-terpy)₃](BF₄)₂ (1) and [Fe(C16-terpy)₂](BF₄)₂ (2) were synthesized and the physical properties of the complex were characterized by magnetic susceptibility, Mössbauer spectroscopy, polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray scattering, where C16-terpy is 4′-hexadecyloxy-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements and/or Mössbauer studies revealed that the complex 1 exhibited unique spin transition (T_1/2↓ = 217 K and T_1/2↑ = 260 K) induced by structural phase transition, and the complex 2 was in the low-spin state in the temperature region of 5–400 K before the first mesophase transition. The cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes exhibited liquid-crystal properties in the temperature range of 371–528 K and 466–556 K, respectively. After mesophase transition, the complex 1 exhibited only slight spin transition (T_1/2↓ = 266 K and T_1/2↑ = 279 K), and the complex 2 was in the low-spin state. The compounds with multifunction, i.e., magnetic property and liquid-crystal properties, are important in the development of molecular materials.     

Thermodynamic study on the sublimation of 3-phenylpropionic acid and of three methoxy-substituted 3-phenylpropionic acids

The Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique was used to measure the vapour pressures at different temperatures of the following compounds: 3-phenylpropionic acid, between T =  305.17 K and T =  315.17 K; 3-(2-methoxyphenyl)propionic acid, between T =  331.16 K and T =  347.16 K; 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propionic acid, between T =  341.19 K and T =  357.15 K; 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid, between T =  352.18 K and T =  366.16 K. From the temperature dependence of the vapour pressure, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation Δ_cr^gH_m^owere derived by the Clausius–Clapeyron equation and the molar entropies of sublimation at equilibrium pressures were calculated. On the basis of estimated values for the heat capacity differences between the gas and the crystal phases of the studied compounds the standard, p ^∘  =  10⁵Pa, molar enthalpies, entropies and Gibbs energies of sublimation at T =  298.15 K, were derived:     

Pressure effects on a dimetallic ferrimagnet [Mn(en)]3[Cr(CN)6]2 · 4H2O

We have investigated pressure effects on a dimetallic ferrimagnet [Mn(en)]₃[Cr(CN)₆]₂ · 4H₂O (en; ethylenediamine) through the magnetic measurements using a diamond anvil cell in the pressure region up to P = 4.7 GPa. This ferrimagnetic compound has an eminent high transition temperature (Tc) of 69 K at ambient pressure in the structurally characterized molecule-based magnet system. Under hydrostatic pressure, Tc linearly increases against pressure, and exceeds 130 K at P = 4.7 GPa. The amount of the saturated moment hardly changes in the considered pressure region. This pressure experiment might become a prototype of artificial material control for the high-Tc molecule-based magnet.     

High-temperature calorimetry of (La1−xLnx)PO4 solid solutions

The enthalpy increment of the monazite-type solid solutions of LaPO₄ with NdPO₄, EuPO₄ and GdPO₄ has been measured by drop calorimetry at T = 1000 K. The results show deviations (excess enthalpy) from ideal behaviour that have been interpreted in terms of lattice strains resulting from the ion size effects of substitution of La³⁺ by Ln³⁺. For (La_0.5Gd)_0.5PO₄ also the temperature dependence has been determined for T = (515 to 1565) K, indicating that the excess enthalpy decreases with increasing temperature.     

On the structural and magnetoelectrical characterization of epitaxial SrRuO3 thin films grown on (001) SrTiO3 substrates

High-quality epitaxial thin films of the ferromagnetic metallic oxide SrRuO₃ (SRO) were fabricated by dc-sputtering at high oxygen pressure and their structural and magnetoelectrical properties were carefully studied. The films featured a Curie temperature T_C ～ 160 K and a magnetic moment of ～0.7 μ_B per Ru ion. The temperature dependent magnetization could be well described by the scaling relation M(T) ∝ (T_C ? T)^β with a critical exponent β = 0.53 over the entire ferromagnetic temperature range. A negative magnetoresistance, MR, on the order of a few percent was found up to room temperature. MR showed a maximum of ～4% right at T_C where a kink structure of the resistivity, ρ, at zero field was flattened out on magnetic field application. This ρ contribution could be related to scattering due to orientational disorder of the Ru magnetic moments which become aligned by an external magnetic field. In addition, an equally strong MR effect, related to localization phenomena, could be observed at lower temperature. Particularly, the second MR peak at ～35 K might be related to a Fermi-liquid to non-Fermi-liquid crossover. A scaling behavior dρ/dT ∝ |T ? T_C|^α was observed only above T_C. Here, values for the exponent α ≈ ?0.4 and α ≈ ?1.4 were obtained in zero field and in a field of 9 T, respectively. The commonly observed ρ minimum, appearing at low temperatures (～3 K in the present case), is correlated with the structural disorder of the SRO films and is believed to have its origin in quantum corrections to the conductivity (QCC).     

Calorimetric measurements and first principles to study the (Ag-Li) liquid system

Integral molar enthalpies of mixing were determined by drop calorimetry for (Ag-Li) liquid alloys at two temperatures (1253 and 873) K. The integral molar enthalpies of mixing are negative in the entire range of concentrations. For the mole fraction of lithium X_Li = 0.5664, minimum value of the integral enthalpy of mixing of at ΔH_m = −11.679 kJ/mol was observed. For (Ag-Li) liquid alloys, between T = (873 and 1253) K no temperature dependence was observed. Ab initio molecular dynamics was used to simulate liquid phase structures at T = 873 K (Li-rich side) and at T = 1250 K (Ag-rich phase) for subsequent calculation of the vibrational energy, respectively. Our measured and calculated data were compared with literature data.     

The thermodynamic properties of DyBr3(s) and DyI3(s) from T=5 K to their melting temperatures

Low-temperature calorimetric measurements have been performed on DyBr₃(s) in the temperature range (5.5 to 420 K ) and on DyI₃(s) from T=4 K to T=420 K. The data reveal enhanced heat capacities below T=10 K, consisting of a magnetic and an electronic contribution. From the experimental data on DyBr₃(s) a C⁰_p,m (298.15 K) of (102.2±0.2) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹ and a value for {S⁰_m (298.15 K) − S⁰_m (5.5 K)} of (205.5±0.5) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹, have been obtained. For DyI₃(s), {S⁰_m (298.15 K) − S⁰_m (4 K)} and C⁰_p,m (298.15 K) have been determined as (226.9±0.5) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹ and (103.4±0.2) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹, respectively. The values for {S⁰_m (5.5 K) − S⁰_m (0)} for DyBr₃(s) and {S⁰_m (4 K) − S⁰_m (0)} for DyI₃(s) have been calculated, giving S⁰_m (298.15 K)=(212.3±0.9) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹ in case of DyBr₃(s) and S⁰_m (298.15 K) =(233.1±0.7) J·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹ for DyI₃(s). The high-temperature enthalpy increment has been measured for DyBr₃(s) in the temperature range (525 to 799 K) and for DyI₃(s) in the temperature range (525 to 627 K). From the results obtained and enthalpies of formation from the literature, thermodynamic functions for DyBr₃(s) and DyI₃(s) have been calculated from T→0 to their melting temperatures at 1151.0 K and 1251.5 K, respectively.     

Thermodynamic study of the sublimation of crystalline tris(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) and tris(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III)

The Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique was used to measure the vapour pressures at different temperatures of two crystalline ruthenium complexes: tris(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) {Ru(tfacac)₃}, between T =  350.20 K and T =  369.17 K and tris(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) {Ru(hfacac)₃} between T =  299.15 K and T =  313.14 K. From the temperature dependence of the vapour pressure of the crystalline compounds, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation were derived by the Clausius–Clapeyron equation and the molar entropies of sublimation at equilibrium pressures were calculated. By using an estimated value for the heat capacity differences between the gas and the crystal phases the standard, p^o =  10⁵Pa, molar enthalpies, entropies, and Gibbs energies of sublimation at T =  298.15 K, were derived:     

Experimental and computational thermodynamic study of ortho-, meta-, and para-methylbenzamide

The Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique was used to measure the vapour pressures of the three crystalline isomers of methylbenzamide. From the temperature dependence of the vapour pressures, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation and the enthalpies of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds N−H⋯O were calculated. The temperature and molar enthalpy of fusion of the studied isomers were measured using differential scanning calorimetry. The values of the standard (p^° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpy of formation in the crystalline phase, at T = 298.15 K, of the compounds studied were derived from their standard massic energies of combustion measured by static-bomb combustion calorimetry. From the experimental values, the standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, were calculated and compared with the values estimated by employing computational calculations that were conducted using different quantum chemical methods: G3(MP2), G3, and CBS-QB3. Good agreement between experimental and theoretical results is verified. The aromaticity of the compounds has been evaluated through nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) calculations.     

Heat capacity (Cp) and entropy of olivine-type LiFePO4 in the temperature range (2 to 773) K

The heat capacity of olivine-type lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄ – LFP) has been measured covering a temperature range from (2 to 773) K. Three different calorimeters were used. The Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) from Quantum Design was applied in the range between T = (2 and 300) K, a Micro-DSC II from Setaram within the range between T = (283 and 353) K and data between T = (278 and 773) K were measured by means of a Sensys DSC (Setaram) using the Cp-by-step method. Experimental data are given with an error of (1 to 2)% above T = 20 K and up to 8% below 20 K. The data were subdivided into appropriate temperature intervals and fitted using common heat capacity functions. The low temperature results permit the calculation of standard entropies and temperature coefficients of electronic, lattice, as well as magnetic (antiferromagnetic transition at T = 49.2 K) contributions to the heat capacity. The obtained experimental values were compared to results of a recently published first principles phonon study (DFT) and to few available experimental data from the literature.     

Thermodynamic study of the system (LiCl + LiNO3 + H2O)

The solubility of the binary system (LiNO₃ + H₂O) from T = 273.15 K to T = 333.15 K and solubility isotherms of the ternary system (LiCl + LiNO₃ + H₂O) were elaborately measured at T = 273.15 K and T = 323.15 K. These solubility data, as well as water activities in the binary systems from the literature, were treated by an empirically modified BET model. The isotherms of the ternary system (LiCl + LiNO₃ + H₂O) were reproduced and a complete phase diagram of the ternary system in the temperature range from 273.15 K to 323.15 K predicted. It is shown that the solubility data for the binary system (LiNO₃ + H₂O) measured in this work are slightly different from the literature data. Simulated results showed that the saturated salt solution of (2.8LiCl + LiNO₃) is in equilibrium with the stable solid phase LiNO₃(s) over the temperature range from 283.15 K to 323.15 K, other than the solid phases LiNO₃ · 3H₂O(s) and LiClH₂O(s) as reported by Iyoki et al. [S. Iwasaki, Y. Kuriyama. T. Uemura, J. Chem. Eng. Data 38 (1993) 396–398].     

Thermodynamic properties of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ionic liquids

Heat capacities and enthalpies of phase transitions for a series of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ionic liquids have been measured by adiabatic calorimetry. Thermodynamic properties of the compounds were calculated in the temperature range of (5 to 370) K. Water was found to have an additive contribution to the heat capacities of [C₄mim]Br in the liquid state above T_fus and in the solid state below 160 K at w(H₂O) ⩽ 5 · 10⁻³.     

Thermodynamic properties of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene: Glassy crystals and missing entropy

Measurements leading to the calculation of the standard thermodynamic properties for gaseous 1,2-dihydronaphthalene (Chemical Abstracts registry number [447-53-0]) are reported. Experimental methods include oxygen combustion-bomb calorimetry, adiabatic heat-capacity calorimetry, vibrating-tube densitometry, comparative ebulliometry, and inclined-piston gauge manometry. 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene decomposed significantly when heated to temperatures above T = 480 K. Consequently, the critical temperature, critical pressure, and critical density were estimated. Standard molar entropies, standard molar enthalpies, and standard molar Gibbs free energies of formation were derived at selected temperatures between T = 250 K and 500 K. The standard state is defined as the ideal gas at the pressure p = p^° = 101.325 kPa. Standard entropies are compared with those calculated statistically on the basis of assigned vibrational spectra from the literature for the vapor phase. A large and near constant difference between the entropies calculated statistically and those determined calorimetrically was observed over the entire temperature range studied. Two glass-like features are observed in the heat capacity against temperature curve for the solid state, indicating that the crystals are disordered. A quantitative accounting for the entropy discrepancy is proposed based on possible molecular orientations of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene. Results are compared with experimental values reported in the literature.     

Size-dependence of the heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3)

The heat capacity of a 13 nm hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) sample was measured from T = (1.5 to 350) K using a combination of semi-adiabatic and adiabatic calorimetry. The heat capacity was higher than that of the bulk which can be attributed to the presence of water on the surface of the nanoparticles. No anomaly was observed in the heat capacity due to the Morin transition and theoretical fits of the heat capacity below T = 15 K show a small T³ dependence (due to lattice contributions) with no T^3/2 dependence. This suggests that there are no magnetic spin-wave contributions to the heat capacity of 13 nm hematite. The use of a large linear term to fit the heat capacity below T = 15 K is most likely due to superparamagnetic contributions. A small anomaly within the temperature range (4 to 8) K was attributed to the presence of uncompensated surface spins.     

Calorimetric and computational study of 7-hydroxycoumarin

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar energy of combustion in oxygen, at T = 298.15 K, of 7-hydroxycoumarin was measured by static bomb calorimetry. The value of the standard molar enthalpy of sublimation was obtained by Calvet microcalorimetry and corrected to T = 298.15 K. Combining these results, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the compound, in the gas phase, at T = 298.15 K, has been calculated, ?(337.5 ± 2.3) kJ · mol^?1. The values for the temperature of fusion, T_fusion, and for the fusion enthalpy, at T = T_fusion, are also reported.Additionally, high-level density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP hybrid exchange-correlation energy functional with extended basis sets, the MC3BB and MC3MPW methods and more accurate correlated computational techniques of the MCCM suite have been performed for the compound.The agreement between experiment and theory gives confidence to estimate the enthalpy of formation of the remaining hydroxycoumarins substituted in the benzene ring.     

Low-temperature thermodynamic properties of Ir(C5H7O2)3: Connection of entropy with the molecule volume for tris-acetylacetonates of metals

The heat capacity of Ir(C₅H₇O₂)₃ has been measured by the adiabatic method within the temperature range (5 to 305) K. The thermodynamic functions (entropy, enthalpy, and reduced Gibbs free energy) at 298.15 K have been calculated using the obtained experimental heat capacity data. A connection has been found between the entropy and the volume of the elementary crystalline cell for β-acetylacetonates of some metals. The reasons for this interdependence are discussed. The values of entropies at T = 298.15 K have been calculated for all the metal acetylacetonates on which there are structural data.     

Effect of the temperature on the physical properties of pure 1-propyl 3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and characterization of its binary mixtures with alcohols

In this paper, physical properties of a high purity sample of the ionic liquid 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [PMim][NTf₂], and its binary mixtures with methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol were measured at atmospheric pressure. The temperature dependence of density, refractive index and speed of sound (293.15 to 343.15) K and dynamic viscosity (298.15 to 343.15) K were studied at atmospheric pressure by conventional techniques for the pure ionic liquid. For its mixtures with alcohols, density, speed of sound, and refractive index were measured at T = 298.15 K over the whole composition range. The thermal expansion coefficient of the [PMim][NTf₂] was calculated from the experimental results using an empirical equation, and values of the excess molar volume, excess refractive index, and excess molar isentropic compressibility for the binary systems at the above mentioned temperature, were calculated and fitted to the Redlich–Kister equation. The heat capacity of the pure ionic liquid at T = 298.15 K was determined using DSC.     

Phase transitions and thermodynamic properties of (NH4)3VO2F4 cryolite

Calorimetric measurements performed in a wide temperature range on (NH₄)₃VO₂F₄ have shown the presence of four heat capacity anomalies at T₁ = 438 K, T₂ = 244 K, T₃ = 210.2 K, T₄ = 205.1 K associated with the first order phase transitions. In accordance with the permittivity behavior, the structural transformations are of nonferroelectric nature. Pressure dependence of the phase transition temperatures has been studied by DTA under pressure. The entropy of phase transitions is analyzed mainly in the framework of the orientational disordering of NH₄⁺ and VO₂F₄^3? ions in a cubic phase.     

Experimental and computational thermochemistry of 1-phenylpyrrole and 1-(4-methylphenyl)pyrrole

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, in the crystalline phase, of 1-phenylpyrrole and 1-(4-methylphenyl)pyrrole, at T = 298.15 K, were derived from the standard molar energies of combustion in oxygen, measured by static-bomb combustion calorimetry. For these compounds, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, were determined from the temperature–vapour pressure dependence, obtained by the Knudsen mass-loss effusion method. Using estimated values for the heat capacity differences between the gas and the crystal phases of the studied compounds, the standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies, entropies, and Gibbs energies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, were derived. From the experimental values, the standard molar enthalpies of formation, in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, were calculated.Additionally, the enthalpies of formation of both compounds were estimated using the composite G3(MP2)//B3LYP approach together with adequate gas-phase working reactions. There is a very good agreement between computational and experimental results.