Carlos Escorihuela-Sayalero

Hydrogen-Bond Density Drives the Order-Disorder Phase Transition from Orientational to Vibrational in Polyalcohol Plastic Crystals

Neopentane-derived plastic crystals undergo order-disorder phase transitions accompanied by exceptionally large entropy changes, making them attractive solid-state materials for thermal energy storage and barocaloric cooling. Yet it remains unclear whether the microscopic nature of this entropy change is an intrinsic p...