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Thermodynamics of Structural Changes in Liquid Ge–Te Alloys Around the Eutectic Composition: Specific Heat Measurements and Thermodynamic Stability

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We have obtained the specific heat, C p , of liquid Ge–Te alloys around the eutectic composition (15 at.% Ge) and alloys up to 50 at.% Ge by combining the data obtained by modulation and adiabatic calorimetries. The results cover a wide temperature range from deeply undercooled state to 800°C. A very pronounced peak of C p was observed for Te and alloys up to 20 at.% Ge. The peak position of C p takes a maximum around the eutectic composition where the peak width becomes narrowest. Using a new thermodynamic relation, we clarify a correlation between the thermodynamic stability and structural changes in the liquid Ge–Te system.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, 950-2181, Niigata, Japan

    Yoshimi Tsuchiya & Kouichi Saitoh

  2. Department of Information and Electrical Engineering, Niigata Institute of Technology, Fujihashi 1719, 945-1195, Kashiwazaki, Japan

    Fujio Kakinuma

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Tsuchiya, Y., Saitoh, K. & Kakinuma, F. Thermodynamics of Structural Changes in Liquid Ge–Te Alloys Around the Eutectic Composition: Specific Heat Measurements and Thermodynamic Stability. Monatsh. Chem. 136, 1963–1970 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-005-0380-1

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