Abstract: | On the Thermal Trimorphism of KGaCl4 KGaCl4 exists in three enantiotropic forms: KGaCl4-I is stable below ?25°C, KGaCl4-II between ?25 and about 130°C, KGaCl4-III above 130°C up to the melting point (259°C). KGaCl4-III belongs to the baryte type of structure, KGaCl4-II crystallizes with the KAlCl4-type (distorted baryte). Thermal expansion of both forms (II, III) and the phase transition II ? III are investigated thoroughly. |