Superproton phase transition in a K3H(SO4)2 crystal

The conductivity and heat capacity of tripotassium hydrogen trisulfate single crystals were studied. It was shown that these single crystals undergo a solid-solid phase transformation upon heating with the formation of new phases, and that their properties change considerably. Anomalies related to the sorption and desorption of water vapor were observed in the formed multiphase system. Such anomalies were observed for the first time in measurements of the true heat capacity.