Lambda- and Schottky-anomalies in solid-state phase transitions

Abstract

The origin of lambda and Schottky anomalies in solid-state phase transitions are analyzed and illustrated. They are shown to be the latent heat of nucleation-and-growth phase transitions.

Based on the material published in Fundamentals of Solid-State Phase Transitions, Ferromagnetism and Ferroelectricity, 2nd Ed., DirectScientific Press (2010)