Kinetics of solid-gas reactions characterized by scanning AC nano-calorimetry with application to Zr oxidation

Kinetics of solid-gas reactions characterized by scanning AC nano- calorimetry with application to Zr oxidation

Scanning AC nano-calorimetry is a recently developed experimental technique capable of measuring the heat capacity of thin-film samples of a material over a wide range of temperatures and heating rates. Here we describe how this technique can be used to study solid-gas phase reactions by measuring the change in heat capacity of a sample during reaction. We apply this approach to evaluate the ox...

Investigating the thermodynamics and kinetics of thin film reactions by differential scanning calorimetry

In this paper we demonstrate the utility of differential scanning calorimetry for investigating the thermodynamics and kinetics of a broad range of thin film reactions. We begin by describing differential scanning calorimeters and the preparation of thin film samples. We then cite a number of examples that illustrate how enthalpies of crystallization, heats of formation and enthalpies of interf...

A scanning AC calorimetry technique for the analysis of nano-scale quantities of materials.

We present a scanning AC nanocalorimetry method that enables calorimetry measurements at heating and cooling rates that vary from isothermal to 2 × 10(3) K/s, thus bridging the gap between traditional scanning calorimetry of bulk materials and nanocalorimetry. The method relies on a micromachined nanocalorimetry sensor with a serpentine heating element that is sensitive enough to make measureme...

Application of solid-state kinetics to desolvation reactions

Mathematical methods have been developed to evaluate solid-state kinetics. They generally fall into two categories: model-fitting or model-free (isoconversional). Modelfitting methods determine the kinetic triplet (model, frequency factor and activation energy) whereas isoconversional (model-free) methods generate the activation energy as a function of reaction progress without modelistic assum...

Glass transition and crystallization of amorphous Ni–Ti–Zr thin films by combinatorial nano-calorimetry