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Thermophysical Properties of Indium(I) Iodide Crystals

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InI single crystals are a promising room temperature detector material for X-rays and γ-rays. To improve crystal growth of the material by simulations, knowledge of thermophysical properties is essential, and since InI is orthorhombic, the anisotropy has to be taken into account. The temperature-dependent thermophysical properties have been measured for InI, including the anisotropic thermal expansion, specific heat, and the thermal diffusivity in the b direction. The anisotropic thermal expansion coefficients, determined by X-ray diffraction, were α11 = 1.03 × 10–5 K−1, α22 = 3.77 × 10–5 K−1, and α33 = 6.26 × 10–5 K−1. The specific heat, measured by DSC, was 0.226 J·g−1·K−1 at 335 K, with a temperature dependence of 9.582 × 10–5 J·g−1·K−2. In the course of the X-ray diffraction and DSC measurements, it could also be shown that supposed phase changes, reported in older literature, are actually not phase changes but oxidation effects. The thermal diffusivity in the b direction, measured by the Xenon Flash method, was 0.288 × 10–6 m2·s−1 at RT, decreasing to 0.253 × 10–6 m2·s−1 at 450 K. In addition, the volume increase upon melting and the thermal expansion of the melt have been determined.

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Financial support for this research by the ISS National Laboratory (formerly CASIS) under Grant No. 381672-CASIS GA-2015-207/NASA NNH11CD70A and by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Division of Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) under cooperative agreement NNM11AA01A is greatly appreciated. The authors would like to thank Dr. Ching-Hua Su for his assistance with the DSC and thermal diffusivity measurements, Dr. Gregory Jerman for his help with metal coating samples, and Jeff Quick for technical assistance.

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AC wrote the manuscript, prepared material and did XRD, DSC and Xenon Flash measurements. MV secured funding and did XRD measurements. VR prepared material, grew single crystals and measured thermal expansion by the capillary method. AO secured funding, grew single crystals and measured thermal expansion by the capillary method. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Cröll, A., Volz, M., Riabov, V. et al. Thermophysical Properties of Indium(I) Iodide Crystals. Int J Thermophys 44, 53 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-023-03161-x

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