Low Temperature Heat Capacity of Zn Substituted Cobalt Ferrite Nanosphere:The Relation between Magnetic Properties and Microstructure

Co_((1-x))ZnxFe_(2)O_(4)nanospheres(x=0,0.5,0.8)with a unidirectional cubic spinel structure were prepared by a solvothermal method.By using a range of theoretical and empirical models,the experimental heat capacity values were fitted as a function of temperature over a suitable temperature range to explain the possible relationship between the magnetic properties and microstructure of the nanospheres.As a result,at a low temperature(T<10 K),the parameter Bfswdecreases with increasing Zn concentration,implying that the exchange interaction between A and B sites decreases.At a relatively high temperature(T>50 K),the Debye temperature decreases with increasing Zn concentration,which is due to the weakening of the interatomic bonding force after the addition of non-magnetic materials to the Co Fe_(2)O_(4)spinel ferrite.

Specific Heat Capacity of A2FeCoO6-δ (A = Ca or Sr)

A2FeCoO6-δ (A = Ca or Sr) is synthesized by the solid-state synthesis method and their specific heat capacities are evaluated at 40˚C using a heat flow meter. The effect of the A-cation size on the specific heat capacity of these compounds is observed. The specific heat capacity of Sr2FeCoO6-δ is found to be the highest, and that of Ca2FeCoO6-δ is the lowest while CaSrFeCoO6-δ shows the intermediate value. The specific heat capacity decreases with the decrease of the average A-site ionic radius, demonstrating the relationship between heat capacity and A-site ionic radius. The relationship between specific heat capacity and molar mass is also confirmed as the δ value decreases or molar mass increases from Ca2FeCoO6-δ to CaSrFeCoO6-δ to Sr2FeCoO6-δ.

Partial Molar Entropy and Partial Molar Heat Capacity of Electrons in Metals and Superconductors

There are at least two valid approaches to the thermodynamics of electrons in metals. One takes a microscopic view, based on models of electrons in metals and superconductor and uses statistical mechanics to calculate the total thermodynamic functions for the model-based system. Another uses partial molar quantities, which is a rigorous thermodynamic method to analyze systems with components that can cross phase boundaries and is particularly useful when applied to a system composed of interacting components. Partial molar quantities have not been widely used in the field of solid state physics. The present paper will explore the application of partial molar electronic entropy and partial molar electronic heat capacity to electrons in metals and superconductors. This provides information that is complementary information from other approaches to the thermodynamics of electrons in metals and superconductors and can provide additional insight into the properties of those materials. Furthermore, the application of partial molar quantities to electrons in metals and superconductors has direct relevance to long-standing problems in other fields, such as the thermodynamics of ions in solution and the thermodynamics of biological energy transformations. A unifying principle between reversible and irreversible thermodynamics is also discussed, including how this relates to the completeness of thermodynamic theory.

Zero-Thermal Expansion and Heat Capacity of Zirconium Pyrovanadate Doped with Zirconia and Vanadium (V) Oxide

The dominant phase ZrV2O7 material, doped with zirconia and vanadium (V) oxide, was synthesized by solid state reaction and sol-gel methods. X-ray power diffraction patterns show that it is cubic structure. Thermal mechanic analysis measurements exhibit a zero-thermal expansion of this material above 150 degreesC. Meanwhile, the heat capacity dependent on temperature, determined by differential scanning calorimetry, keeps in constant almost in the same temperature range. The relationship between unusual thermal expansion and abnormal heat capacity is discussed with Gruneisen parameter.

Thermal Behavior, Specific Heat Capacity and Adiabatic Time-to-explosion of GDN

A new compound, [（NH2）2C=NH2]＋N（NO2）2-（GDN）, was prepared by mixing ammonium dinitramide （ADN） and guanidine hydrochloride in water. The thermal behavior of GDN was studied under the non-isothermal conditions with DSC and TG/DTG methods. The apparent activation energy（E） and pre-exponential constant（A） of the exothermic decomposition stage of GDN were 118.75 kJ/mol and 10^10.86 s^-1, respectively. The critical temperature of the thermal explosion（Tb） of GDN was 164.09 ℃. The specific heat capacity of GDN was determined with the Micro-DSC method and the theoretical calculation method, and the standard molar specific heat capacity was 234.76 J·mol^-1·K^-1 at 298.15 K. The adiabatic time-to-explosion of GDN was also calculated to be a certain value between 404.80 and 454.95 s.

Heat Capacity and Enthalpy of Fusion of Crystalline Pyrimethanil Decylate(C_(22)H_(33)N_3O_2)

Low-temperature heat capacities of pyrimethanil decylate （ C22 H33 N3 O2 ） were precisely measured with an automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 78 to 373 K. The sample was observed to melt at （311.04 ± 0.06） K. The molar enthalpy and entropy of fusion as well as the chemical purity of the compound were determined to be（45876± 12） J/mol, （147. 50 ±0. 05） J. mol^-1 · K^-1 and （99. 21 ±0. 03）% （mass fraction）, respectively. The extrapolated melting temperature for the absolutely pure compound obtained from fractional melting experiments is （311. 204±0. 035 ） K.

Utilization of Machine Learning Methods in Modeling Specific Heat Capacity of Nanofluids

Nanofluids are extensively applied in various heat transfer mediums for improving their heat transfer characteristics and hence their performance.Specific heat capacity of nanofluids,as one of the thermophysical properties,performs principal role in heat transfer of thermal mediums utilizing nanofluids.In this regard,different studies have been carried out to investigate the influential factors on nanofluids specific heat.Moreover,several regression models based on correlations or artificial intelligence have been developed for forecasting this property of nanofluids.In the current review paper,influential parameters on the specific heat capacity of nanofluids are introduced.Afterwards,the proposed models for their forecasting and modeling are proposed.According to the reviewed works,concentration and properties of solid structures in addition to temperature affect specific heat capacity to large extent and must be considered as inputs for the models.Moreover,by using other effective factors,the accuracy and comprehensive of the models can be modified.Finally,some suggestions are offered for the upcoming works in the relevant topics.

Constant-Volume Heat Capacity of Mixed Supercritical Fluids and Molecular Interaction in the Systems

Constant-volume heat capacities of supercritical (SC) CO2, SC CO2-n-pentane, and SC CO2-n-heptane mixtures were determined at 308.15 K in the pressure range from 6 to 12 MPa. It was found that there is a maximum in each heat capacity vs pressure curve. Intermolecular interaction in the fluids was studied.

Characteristic of specific heat capacity of NiTi alloy phases

The specific heat capacity of NiTi alloy at constant pressure using MDSC (Modulated differential scanning calorimeter) was determined. It was found that the variation tendencies of the specific heat capacity for different phases are different. The fitting equations of the specific heat capacity for martensite and austenite phases were presented. Then, a reason, based on thermodynamic point of view, was proposed to explain the difference of the specific heat capacity between martensitic and austenitic phases. Finally, compared with the specific heat capacity of pure Ni and Ti, it was found that the specific heat capacity of NiTi alloy is inherent to that of pure Ti. When the specific heat capacity of NiTi alloy is calculated by Neuman Kopp, in the temperature region of phase transformation and the temperature higher than 400 K, the results are not desirable.[

Anomalous low-temperature heat capacity in antiperovskite compounds

The low-temperature heat capacities are studied for antiperovskite compounds AX M_3（A = Al, Ga, Cu, Ag, Sn, X = C,N, M = Mn, Fe, Co）. A large peak in（C- γ T）/T^3 versus T is observed for each of a total of 18 compounds investigated,indicating an existence of low-energy phonon mode unexpected by Debye T^3 law. Such a peak is insensitive to the external magnetic field up to 80 k Oe（1 Oe = 79.5775 A·m-1）. For compounds with smaller lattice constant, the peak shifts towards higher temperatures with a reduction of peak height. This abnormal peak in（C- γ T）/T^3 versus T of antiperovskite compound may result from the strongly dispersive acoustic branch due to the heavier A atoms and the optical-like mode from the dynamic rotation of X M_6 octahedron. Such a low-energy phonon mode may not contribute negatively to the normal thermal expansion in AX M_3 compounds, while it is usually concomitant with negative thermal expansion in open-structure material（e.g., ZrW_2O_8, Sc F_3）.

Orbital electronic heat capacity of hydrogenated monolayer and bilayer graphene

The tight-binding Harrison model and Green＇s function approach have been utilized in order to investigate the contribution of hybridized orbitals in the electronic density of states（DOS） and electronic heat capacity（EHC） for four hydrogenated structures, including monolayer chair-like, table-like, bilayer AA- and finally AB-stacked graphene. After hydrogenation, monolayer graphene and bilayer graphene are behave as semiconducting systems owning a wide direct band gap and this means that all orbitals have several states around the Fermi level. The energy gap in DOS and Schottky anomaly in EHC curves of these structures are compared together illustrating the maximum and minimum band gaps are appear for monolayer chair-like and bilayer AA-stacked graphane, respectively. In spite of these, our findings show that the maximum and minimum values of Schottky anomaly appear for hydrogenated bilayer AA-stacked and monolayer table-like configurations, respectively.

Electronic Band Structure and Heat Capacity Calculation of Some TlX (X = Sb, Bi) Compounds

The tight binding linear muffin-tin-orbital (TB-LMTO) method within the local density approximation (LDA) has been used to calculate structural and electronic properties of thallium pnictides TlX (X = Sb, Bi). As a function of volume, the total energy is evaluated. Apart from this, equilibrium lattice parameter, bulk modulus, first order derivative, electronic and lattice heat co-efficient, Debye temperature and Grüneisen constants, band structure and density of states are calculated. From energy band diagram, we observed metallic behaviour in TlSb and TlBi compounds. The equilibrium lattice constants agreed well with the available data.

Effects of Diesel Concentration on the Thermal Conductivity,Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Diffusivity of Diesel-Contaminated Soil

High energy consumption is a serious issue associated with in situ thermal desorption(TD)remediation of sites contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons(PHs).The knowledge on the thermophysical properties of contaminated soil can help predict accurately the transient temperature distribution in a remediation site,for the purpose of energy conservation.However,such data are rarely reported for PH-contaminated soil.In this study,by taking diesel as a representative example for PHs,soil samples with constant dry bulk density but different diesel mass concentrations ranging from 0% to 20% were prepared,and the variations of their thermal conductivity,specific heat capacity and thermal diffusivity were measured and analyzed over a wide temperature range between 0℃ and 120℃.It was found that the effect of diesel concentration on the thermal conductivity of soil is negligible when it is below 1%.When diesel concentration is below 10%,the thermal conductivity of soil increases with raising the temperature.However,when diesel concentration becomes above 10%,the change of the thermal conductivity of soil with temperature exhibits the opposite trend.This is mainly due to the competition between soil minerals and diesel,because the thermal conductivity of minerals increases with temperature,whereas the thermal conductivity of diesel decreases with temperature.The analysis results showed that,compared with temperature,the diesel concentration has more significant effects on soil thermal conductivity.Regardless of the diesel concentration,with the increase of temperature,the specific heat capacity of soil increases,while the thermal diffusivity of soil decreases.In addition,the results of a control experiment exhibited that the relative differences of the thermal conductivity of the soil samples containing the same concentration of both diesel and a pure alkane are all below 10%,indicating that the results obtained with diesel in this study can be extended to the family of PHs.A theoretical prediction model was proposed based on cubic fractal and thermal resistance analysis,which confirmed that diesel concentration does have a significant effect on soil thermal conductivity.For the sake of practical applications,a regression model with the diesel concentration as a primary parameter was also proposed.

Effect of temperature-dependent rock thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity on heat recovery in an enhanced geothermal system

The modeling of heat recovery from an enhanced geothermal system(EGS)requires rock thermal parameters as inputs such as thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity.These parameters may encounter significant variations due to the reduction of rock temperature during heat recovery.In the present study,we investigate the effect of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity on the thermal performance of EGS reservoirs.Equations describing the relationships between thermal conductivity/specific heat capacity and temperature from previous experimental studies were incorporated in a field-scale single-fracture EGS model.The modeling results indicate that the increase of thermal conductivity caused by temperature reduction accelerates thermal conduction from rock formations to fracture fluid,and thus improves thermal performance.The decrease of specific heat capacity due to temperature reduction,on the contrary,impairs the thermal performance but the impact is smaller than that of the increase of thermal conductivity.Due to the opposite effects of thermal conductivity increase and specific heat capacity decrease,the overall effect of temperature-dependent thermal parameters is relatively small.Assuming constant thermal parameters measured at room temperature appears to be able to provide acceptable predictions of EGS thermal performance.

Heat Capacity and Thermodynamic Properties of Crystalline 2-Chloro- N, N-dimethylnicotinamide

Low-temperature heat capacities of 2-chloro-N,N-dimethylnicotinamide were precisely measured with a high-precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 82 K to 380 K. The compound was observed to melt at （342.15±0.04） K. The molar enthalpy AfusionHm, and entropy of fusion, △fusionSm, as well as the chemical purity of the compound were determined to be （21387±7） J·mol^-1, （62.51±0.01） J·mol^-1·K^-1, （0.9946±0.0005） mass fraction, respectively. The extrapolated melting temperature for the pure compound obtained from fractional melting experiments was （342.25±0.024） K. The thermodynamic function data relative to the reference temperature 298.15 K were calculated based on the heat capacity measurements in the temperature range from 82 to 325 K. The thermal behavior of the compound was also investigated by different scanning calorimetry.

Low-temperature Heat Capacity and Standard Thermodynamic Functions of D-Galactose and Galactitol

The heat capacities of D-galactose and galactitol were measured on a quantum design physical property measurement system（PPMS） over a temperature range of 1.9-300 K, and the experimental data were fitted to a function of T using a series of theoretical and empirical models in appropriate temperature ranges. The fit results were used to calculate thermodynamic function values, C^θp,m, ^T0S0^θm , and △^T0H^θm from 0 K to 300 K. The standard molar heat capacity, entropy and enthalpy values of D-galactose and galactitol at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa were determined to be C^θp,m=（227.96±2.28） and（239.50±2.40） J·K^-1·mol^-1, S0^θm = （211.22±2.11） and （230.82±2.30） J·K^-1·mol^-1 and μm = （33.95±0.34） and （36.57±0.37） kJ/mol, respectively.

A sound velocity method for determining isobaric specific heat capacity

Isobaric specific heat capacity(Cp)is an important parameter not only in physics but also for most materials.Its accurate measurement is particularly critical for performance evaluation of thermoelectric materials,but the experiments by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)often lead to large uncertainties in the measurements,especially at elevated temperatures.In this study,we propose a simple method to determine Cp by measuring the sound velocity(υ)based on lattice vibration and expansion theory.The relative standard error of theυis smaller than 1%,showing good accuracy and repeatability.The calculated Cp at elevated temperature(>300 K)increases slightly with increasing temperature due to the lattice expansion,which is more reasonable than the Dulong–Petit value.

Structure and heat capacity of the NaCeF_4 compound

This work continued our general research program on obtaining metallic cerium by electrodeposition from NaCeF4 dis-solved in different molten fluorides. The structure of NaCeF4 （cubic or hexagonal depending on the way of preparation） was estab-lished by DTA analysis, IR spectra and X-ray diffraction. The heat capacity （Cp） of NaCeF4 was measured by differential scanning calorimetry in the temperature range of 300-1093 K using the“step-method”. The Cp was fitted by an equation with a satisfactory re-sult. Heat capacity was compared with that calculated from the Neumann-Kopp rule （NKR） and the deviations observed were consis-tent with the stability of the NaCeF4 compound.

Low-Temperature Heat Capacity and Thermal Decomposition of Crystalline[Ho(Thr)(H_2O)_5]Cl_3

Rare earth elements have been widely used in many areas. Rare earth complex bearing an amino acid was synthesized to study the influence and the long term effect of rare earth elements on environment and human beings, because amino acid is the basic unit of the living things. Previous work on these kinds of complex is focused on synthesis and characterization of them. But their thermodynamic data have seldom been reported. Here we present the thermodynamic study of [Ho(H 2O) 5]Cl 3. The heat capacity of Holmium complex with threonine, [Ho(Thr)(H 2O) 5]Cl 3 , was measured with an automatic adiabatic calorimeter in the temperature range from 79 K to 330 K and no thermal anomaly was found in this range. Thermodynamic functions relative to standard state 298 15 K were derived from the heat capacity data. Thermal decomposition behavior of the complex in nitrogen atmosphere in the range from 300 K to 900 K was studied by thermogravimetric (TG) technique and a possible decomposition mechanism was proposed according to the TG DTG results.

Determination of the Specific Heat Capacity of RE（Et2dtc）3（phen） by Microcalorimetry

A calculation formula for determining the specific heat capacity of solid compound with an improved RD496-Ⅲ microcalorimeter was derived. The calorimetric constant and precision determined by the Joule effect were （63.901±0.030）μV/mW and 0.3% at 298.15 K, respectively, and the total disequilibrium heat has been measured by the Peltier effect. The specific heat capacities of two standard substances （benchmark benzoic acid and α-Al2O3） were obtained with this microcalorimeter, and the differences between their calculated values and literature values were less than 0.4%. Similarly, the specific heat capacities of thirteen solid complexes, RE（Et2dtc）3（phen） （RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm-Lu, Et2dtc： diethyldithiocarbamate ion, phen： 1,10-phenanthroline） were gained, and their total deviations were within 1.0%. These values were plotted against the atomic numbers of rare-earth, which presents tripartite effect, suggesting a certain amount of covalent character in the bond of RE^3＋and ligands, according to Nephelauxetic effect of 4f electrons of rare earth ions.