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• Landau mean-field model with the cubic term for the $\alpha–\beta$ transition in quartz

Thermodynamic quantities are calculated as a function of temperature by using Landau mean-field model for the $\alpha–\beta$ transition in quartz. By expanding the Gibbs free energy in terms of the order parameter ($Q$) with the cubic term ($Q_3$), the temperature dependence of the relevant thermodynamic quantities are predicted using the heat capacity ($C_{\rm P}$), which is fitted to the experimental data from the literature for the $\alpha–\beta$ transition in quartz. Our results indicate that the Landau mean-field model is adequate to describe the first-order $\alpha–\beta$ transition in quartz.

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Volume 43, 2020
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Posted on October 12, 2020

Prof. Subi Jacob George — Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru
Chemical Sciences 2020