Thermodynamics, Phases, and Phase Diagrams

  • Aloke Paul
  • Tomi Laurila
  • Vesa Vuorinen
  • Sergiy V. Divinski
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Abstract

In this chapter, we will briefly go through the basics of chemical thermodynamics. It is assumed that the reader is somewhat familiar with the fundamental concepts, and therefore, they are not discussed in great detail. The emphasis of the chapter is to build a thermodynamic foundation that can be utilized in the later chapters for diffusion kinetic analyses. We will put special emphasis on the use of different types of diagrams to represent thermodynamic data. Therefore, we introduce phase diagrams, potential diagrams, and Gibbs free energy diagrams in considerable detail. These “tools” are then used extensively in diffusion kinetic analysis later on in the book. We will conclude the chapter by introducing some commonly used thermodynamic conventions.

Keywords

Free Energy Gibbs Energy Isothermal Section Partial Molar Volume Binary Phase Diagram 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Aloke Paul
    • 1
  • Tomi Laurila
    • 2
  • Vesa Vuorinen
    • 2
  • Sergiy V. Divinski
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Materials EngineeringIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
  2. 2.Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical EngineeringAalto UniversityAalto, EspooFinland
  3. 3.Institute for Materials PhysicsUniversity of MünsterMünsterGermany

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