Solid State Kinetics
Solid State Kinetics
Solid State Kinetics
Thermodynamics vs Kinetics
• Thermodynamics: How favorable is a reaction? (ΔG <
0)
– Diamond Graphite is favored at ambient pressure
• Kinetics: How fast is a reaction?
– Diamond graphite is kinetically extremely slow, even
not observable at room temperature
Solids: The crystal lattice
• “Immobility” of atoms in solids
• General reaction steps of
heterogeneous reactions:
– Diffusion of reactant to reactive interface
– Adsorption at interface (Desorption for
decomposition)
– Reaction on atomic scale at the interface
– Nucleation of product and growth
– Diffusion of products away from the
reactive interface
• Transport phenomena (diffusion, heat) involved
• Reaction zone confined: average concentration of reactant is
NOT applicable in solid state reactions homogeneous
reaction kinetics DO NOT apply
Methods in solid state kinetics
Measurement of the extent of
reaction α (conversion) as a
isothermal
function of time and
temperature under either
isothermal or temperature-
controlled conditions.
(constant heating)
Non isothermal
Methods in solid state
kinetics
Several observables suitable (any
experimental method probing product
formation at sufficient accuracy and
time resolution):
- loss of mass (TGA)
- Heat flow (DTA / DSC)
- Change of dimension (dilatometer)
- Time-resolved features (FTIR, XRD,
Raman, etc)
Calculation of α for TGA:
Kinetics Evaluation
• Formal kinetic (gas phase) for unimolecular
elementary reaction (n=1):
dC C
r kC ln kt
dt C0
• For solid state reactions:
General model:
(Sestak and Berggren)
Determination of Kinetics Parameter
• Isothermal model-fitting method
Determination of k by fitting
the best model to
experimental data at each
temperature
g ( ) kt
Determine A and E using
Arrhenius correlation
E1
k Ae RT
Determination of Kinetics
Parameter
• Isothermal model-free fitting
method (iso-conversional method)
d d dt 1 d
dT dt dT dt