Analysis of the order character of the RII-RI and the RI-RV rotator phase transitions in alkanes by photopyroelectric calorimetry

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 114, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 8134-8139

  Zammit, U ^a   Marinelli, M ^a   Mercuri, F ^a   Paoloni, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; HYSTERESIS; PARAFFINS;

AMBIENT PRESSURES; COUPLING STRENGTHS; COUPLING TERMS; CRYSTAL PHASE TRANSITION; FIRST ORDER CHARACTER; ORDER PARAMETER; ROTATOR PHASE; SECOND ORDERS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TILT ANGLE; TWO ORDER PARAMETERS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77953770200     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp102609y     Document Type: Article

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