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The enthalpy over a temperature range that includes phase transitions, melting, and vaporization, is represented by ... 

DTA is also widely used in the ceramics and metals industry. The technique is capable of studying high-tcnipcrature prt>cesscs (up to 2400 0 for some units) and relatively large sample sizes (hundreds of milligrams). For such materials, DTA is used to study decomposition temperatures, phase transitions, melting and crystallization points, and thermal stability. 

This section will describe the current status of research in two different aspects of nanocrystal phase behaviour melting and solid-solid phase transitions. In the case of melting, thennodynamic considerations of surface energies can explain the reduced melting point observed in many nanocrystals. Strictly thennodynamic models, however, are not adequate to describe solid-solid phase transitions in these materials. 

While non-isothermal measurements can provide a rapid and useful qualitative indication of the occurrence of one or more reactions and the main features of behaviour (such as reaction temperatures, phase transitions, melting etc.), the method cannot be recommended as providing the most accurate kinetic data, particularly when the reaction is reversible. 

The best-known examples of phase transition are the liquid-vapour transition (evaporation), the solid-liquid transition (melting) and the solid-vapour transition (sublimation). The relationships between the phases, expressed as a function of P, V and T consitute an equation of state that may be represented graphically in the form of a phase diagram. An idealized example, shown in figure 1, is based on the phase relationships of argon [126]. 

In DSC the sample is subjected to a controlled temperature program, usually a temperature scan, and the heat flow to or from the sample is monitored in comparison to an inert reference [75,76], The resulting curves — which show the phase transitions in the monitored temperature range, such as crystallization, melting, or polymorphic transitions — can be evaluated with regard to phase transition temperatures and transition enthalpy. DSC is thus a convenient method to confirm the presence of solid lipid particles via the detection of a melting transition. DSC recrystaUization studies give indications of whether the dispersed material of interest is likely to pose recrystallization problems and what kind of thermal procedure may be used to ensure solidification [62-65,68,77]. 

Application of the ignition stimulus (such as a spark or flame) initiates a complex sequence of events in the composition. The solid components may undergo crystalline phase transitions, melting, boiling, and decomposition. Liquid and vapor phases may be formed, and a chemical reaction will eventually occur at the surface... 

JAHN-TELLER INDUCED SYMMETRY BREAKINGS IN STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITIONS, MELTING, VAPORIZATION, AND ENANTIOMER FORMATION... 

Using these relationships, the enthalpy and/or entropy changes associated with the occurrence of phase transitions, melting, sublimation or decomposition of the sample can be determined. Such processes generally result in considerable changes in the heat capacity of the sample, which appear on the DSC trace as marked deviations from the extrapolated baseline. 

As the temperature of a substance increases, the particles vibrate more vigorously, so the entropy increases (Figure 15-14). Further heat input causes either increased temperature (still higher entropy) or phase transitions (melting, sublimation, or boiling) that also result in higher entropy. The entropy of a substance at any condition is its absolute entropy, also called standard molar entropy. Consider the absolute entropies at 298 K listed in Table 15-5. At 298 K, any substance is more disordered than if it were in a perfect crystalline state at absolute zero, so tabulated values for compounds and elements are always positive. Notice especially that g of an element, unlike its A// , is not equal to zero. The reference state for absolute entropy is specified by the Third Law of Ther-... 

Phase equilibria between condensed phases, like melting and crystal polymorphic transitions, have no mass-dependent terms (no equilibrium constants) since the activity of pure condensed phases is unity, and hence the equilibrium thermodynamics is represented by the simple relationships ... 

Differential thermal analysis (DTA) measures the temperature difference between a sample and a reference as the temperature is increased. A plot of the temperature difference (thermogram) reveals exothermic and endothermic reactions that may occur in the sample. The temperature for thermal events such as phase transitions, melting points, crystallization temperatures, and others can be determined... 

The applications of DTA and DSC to inorganic compounds are similar to those discussed for organic compounds. Endothermic and exothermic peaks are caused by phase transitions (melting, boiling, polymorphic changes), dehydration, dissociation, isomerization, oxidation-reduction reactions, and so on. These applications are summarized in Figure 7.19. A... 

For a sohd to liquid phase transition (melting) the entropy always increases (AS > 0) and the reaction is always endothermic (AH > 0). 

Erom the practical point of view, fundamental information on the processability of polymers is usually obtained through thermal analysis, which provides knowledge of the main polymer transitions (melting and glass-to-rubber transition to the crystalline and amorphous phases, respectively). In addition to the well-established calorimetric techniques, experimental methods capable of revealing the motional phenomena occurring in the solid state have attracted increasing attention. 

Temperatures of phase transitions (melting point and transition... 

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