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R Stevens1, J L Dodd, M G Kresch
1Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA. rstevens@caltech.edu
Abstract:
The lithium-storage material Li(0.6)FePO(4) was studied by inelastic neutron scattering and differential scanning calorimetry. Li(0.6)FePO(4) undergoes a transformation from a two-phase mixture (heterosite and triphylite) to a disordered solid-solution at 200 degrees C. Phonon densities of states (DOS) obtained from the inelastic neutron scattering were similar for the two-phase sample measured at 180 degrees C and the disordered sample measured at 220 degrees C. The vibrational entropy of transformation is 1.8 +/-0.9 J/(K mol), which is smaller than the configurational entropy difference of approximately 3.1 J/(K mol). The measured enthalpy of the disordering transition was estimated as 2.5 kJ/mol. The phonon data show a small change in lattice dynamics upon disordering.
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