Thermal Analysis and Thermodynamic Properties of Solids

Professor Šesták is a multi-award-winning scientist, educator and photographer. After completing his Ph.D. in 1968, we went on to hold the titles of D.Sc Material Science and Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Pardubice, Full Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, and was awarded Dr.h.c. for his life achievements in solid-state chemistry and physics by Pardubice University in 2010. He has worked around the world, including positions at the Institute of Physics (Czech Republic), Nuclear Centre in Studsvik, (Sweden), University of Missouri at Rola (USA), Kyoto University (Japan), Taiwan National University in Taipei (Taiwan), Charles University in Prague, University of West Bohemia in Pilzen, and University of New York in Prague (Czech Republic). In addition to publishing nearly 300 papers, Professor Šesták has authored, co-authored or edited 17 books with top scientific publishers, given around 250 plenary and invited lectures, and been featured in every edition of ‘Who’s Who in the World’ since 2000.

Part 1: Introduction and Fundamentals 1. Thermophysical examinations, experimental set-ups, sample and temperature control 2. Understanding of temperature, heat, gradients and related thermodynamics 3. Phenomenological approach to the caloric theory of heat: An alternative thermodynamics 4. Thermostatics as textbook thermodynamics 5. Equilibrium background and its importance for temperature and particle size 6. Thermodynamics: Processes dynamics under constant heating 7. Thermotics: Theoretical thermal analysis, thermometry and calorimetry 8. Rationality of creating kinetic models: how to mold a reaction path in solid-state 9. Facilitated reaction kinetics by thermal analysis 10. Thermokinetics in DTA experiments 11. Physical thermokinetics of reversible thermal decomposition by thermogravimetry 12. Exploiting fractals, tackle thermal processes and truer non-isothermal kinetics

Part 2: Practical applications 13. Constrained states of glasses, exploitation of transition temperatures, glass -forming coefficients and concepts of fragility 14. Explanation of crystallization kinetics of both glasses during heating and melts on cooling while indicating the incorrectness of Kissinger method 15. Kinetic phase diagrams as an enforced consequence of rapid changing temperature or diminishing particle size 16. Thermodynamic description of mobile components behavior in non-stoichiometric partially open ceramic systems and superconductor model 17. Thermodynamics of periodic processes, dendrite self-similarity, self-organization and stimulated quantum diffusion 18. Non-bridging oxygen in silica bio-compatible ceramics, poly-sialates and geo-polymers 19. Thermodynamics and social behavior, econophysics and ecosystems applied in relation of laws against feelings 20. Thermal analysis scheme aimed at better understanding of the Earth’s climate changes due to the alternating irradiation

Appendix 1. Thermophysical Properties  2. Glossary of terms, definitions and symbols