The structural phase transitions in [N(CH 3 ) 4 ]CdCl 3 were investigated by means of adiabatic calorimetry and thermal expansion measurements. Two phase transitions have been studied on cooling and on heating at about 104 K and 118 K. The shapes of the observed specific heat anomalies, as well as the existence of thermal hysteresis, confirm the first-order character previously assigned to these phase transitions. From the experimental data and the harmonic specific heat obtained from the known frequencies of the vibrational modes, a calculation of the Grüneisen parameter as a function of the temperature is also given. Finally, the suitability of different Landau potentials for the two phase transitions is briefly discussed.
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