title: High-resolution calorimetry: new perspectives for the study of phase transitions.
abstract: Only 7 pg of substance are needed to measure solid-solid phase transitions in n-alkanes with a new type of calorimeter (see schematic picture). This corresponds to a transition heat of only 500 pJ. The small time constant of the calorimeter additionally permits the observation of dynamic effects in the examined phase transitions.
authors.affiliation: Toray Research Center, 3-3-7 Sonoyama, Otsu 520-0842, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schäfer
keywords: Alkanes; Calorimetry; Phase transitions