Analysis of the specific heat and the free energy and calculation of the entropy and the internal energy of [N(CH3)(4)](2)MnBr4 close to the phase transition

Abstract

The critical behavior of the specific heat and the Gibbs free energy of [N(CH3)(4)](2)MnBr4 was analyzed using the 'sing model close to the phase transition temperature of T-c = 276.5 K. Obtained value of alpha=0.02 from the Gibbs free energy and from the specific heat approximately 2.0 K and 1.4 K, respectively, below Tc (ferroelastic phase) and also deduced value of alpha= 0.04 from the specific heat approximately 0.3 K above T-c (paraelastic phase) can be compared with that predicted from mean field theory (alpha = 0). Also, the entropy and the internal energy of this crystal were predicted.