Thermal conductivity under pressure and through phase transitions in solid alkali halides : I. Experimental results for KCl, KBr, KI, RbCl, RbBr and RbI

• The thermal conductivity, lambda , of polycrystalline KCl, KBr, KI, RbCl, RbBr and RbI has been measured at temperatures (T) from 100-400K at pressures (P) up to about 2.6 GPa, using the transient hot-wire method. Extensive results were obtained for lambda (T,P) of both the low-pressure (NaCl-type) and high-pressure (CsCl-type) phases. There was generally good agreement with previous results for lambda (P) at room temperature, the decrease of lambda through the phase transition and lambda (T) at atmospheric pressure. The heat capacity per unit volume was also measured simultaneously but for technical reasons data could be obtained only near room temperature. Corresponding values of specific heat capacity were in good agreement with previous work over the whole pressure range. 

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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Thermal conductivity

specific heat

heat capacity

high pressure

phase transition

phase diagram

alkali halides

KCl

KBr

KI

RbCl

RbBr

RbI

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