Survey of the Thermodynamic Properties of the Charge Density Wave Systems

Table 4

Three-dimensional materials. Molar volumes are given in cm³, specific heat discontinuities in J/molK, thermal expansion discontinuities in K⁻¹, elastic velocity discontinuities in , and measured and calculated elastic constants in GPa and ratios.

Materials	Molar volume; cm^3	TCDW,TN; K	Specific heat; J/molK	Thermal expansion coefficient; K^−1	Elastic velocity decrease	Elastic Constant; GPa	calculated; ρV^2; GPa	Ratio; calculated; /measured
LaAgSb2	62.8	TCDW1= 210; TCDW2= 185	0.5; [44]; 0.1; [44]	axis; 2.2x10^−6; -5x10^−7[44]	No measurement
Cr	7.2	TN= 310	3 [53]	along; -7x10^−6 [54]	along; -0.03 [54]	C11=400GPa; [54]	770	~2