Thermodynamic Functions of PtS2 in a Wide Temperature Range.

The thermodynamic properties of crystalline platinum disulfide have been studied in the range from 5 to 875 K. The isobaric heat capacity of PtS2 has been determined by two methods: by adiabatic calorimetry from 5.32 to 344.96 K and by differential scanning calorimetry in the range 344.6–874.6 K. Using the experimental Cp(T) data, we evaluated the standard thermodynamic functions of platinum disulfide in a wide temperature range. The high-temperature Cp measurement results have been used to investigate regression models based on the Maier–Kelley and Khodakovsky equations for the temperature dependence of its isobaric heat capacity in the range from 298 to 875 K. The Debye characteristic temperature ΘD of PtS2 has been evaluated as a function of temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]