Table 2. Onset Temperature and Enthalpy for the Solid–Solid Phase Transition and Depression in the Melting Temperature.
| Tonset, solid–solid | ΔT solid–solid | ΔHsolid–solida | ΔTm | ΔHma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sample | K | K | kJ/mol | K | kJ/mol |
| SiO2-3.3 | 337.7 | 48.9 | 1.29 | 103 | 1.54 |
| SiO2-3.6 | 337.0 | 49.6 | 0.66 | 102 | 0 |
| SiO2-4.2 | 354.7 | 32.0 | 1.52 | 85 | 1.79 |
| SiO2-4.4 | 353.0 | 33.6 | 1.23 | 81 | 2.03 |
| SiO2-5.9 | 359.0 | 27.6 | 1.70 | 61 | 1.12 |
| SiO2-6.1 | 364.4 | 22.2 | 1.80 | 45 | 1.20 |
| C-3.1 | 360.0 | 26.6 | 1.27 | 71 | 1.35 |
| C-3.8 | 367.7 | 18.9 | 1.77 | 53 | 2.63 |
| C-5.6 | 373.7 | 12.9 | 2.37 | 35 | 4.27 |
| C-20 | 382.4 | 4.25 | 2.98 | 18 | 3.91 |
| mc LiBH4b | 386.6 | 0 | 4.18 | 0 | 7.60 |
The enthalpies were calibrated using macrocrystalline (mc) LiBH4 as a reference.
Theoretical ΔH values were taken from the literature.24 The raw data measured values were 2.26 and 4.60 kJ/mol for the solid–solid transition and melting, respectively