An introduction to temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC): a relatively non-mathematical approach

Zhong Jiang, Corrie T. Imrie, John M. Hutchinson

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is a rather general overview of the principles of temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC). The technique is compared to conventional DSC, and particular attention is paid to whether or not the heat flow in TMDSC may be separated into so-called thermodynamic and kinetic components. It is shown that in general it is not valid to make such a separation, and that in some cases to do so may lead to confusion. The problem of applying TMDSC in transition regions is considered in the light of the need to maintain a quasi-constant structure within any one modulation period, for which a knowledge of the molecular timescale is required. The view presented here is that either this is not normally known “a priori” or it must be deduced from an appropriate kinetic theory, and hence that the technique of TMDSC will always suffer from this limitation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-93
Number of pages19
JournalThermochimica Acta
Volume387
Issue number1
Early online date28 Nov 2001
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2002

Keywords

  • Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry

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