The low temperature heat capacity of Li2Mo0.05W0.95O4

The heat capacity of a lithium tungstate single crystal doped by 5% molybdenum Li2Mo0.05W0.95O4 in the range of 78.5–302.8 K was measured by the adiabatic method. No anomalous behavior of heat capacity was found. The heat capacity function was obtained in the range of 0–303 K by extrapolating to zero temperature and fitting experimental points. Thermodynamic functions of entropy, enthalpy increment and Gibbs free energy at 298.15 K were calculated using the obtained data.

Study on the Phase Selection and Debye Temperature of Hyper-Peritectic Al-Ni Alloy under High Pressure

The phase selection of hyper-peritectic Al-47wt.%Ni alloy solidified under different pressures was investigated. The results show that Al3Ni2 and Al3Ni phases coexist at ambient pressure, while another new phase α-Al exists simultaneously when solidified at high pressure. Based on the competitive growth theory of dendrite, a kinetic stabilization of metastable peritectic phases with respect to stable ones is predicted for different solidification pressures. It demonstrates that Al3Ni2 phase nucleates and grows directly from the undercooled liquid. Meanwhile, the Debye temperatures of Al-47wt.%Ni alloy that fabricated at different pressures were also calculated using the low temperature heat capacity curve.