UDC 536.2.083

K. Boubaker

A METHOD FOR MEASURING SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY OF
LAYERED STRUCTURES USING BOUBAKER POLYNOMIALS EXPANSION SCHEME

An original method is used to measure the specific heat capacity 
of some layered structures. The conjoint theoretical-experimental 
measurement protocol is based on photothermal data and polynomial 
expansion mathematical analysis. The obtained value of the specific 
heat capacity for a solar cell buffer material is compared to recently 
reported results.

Keywords: Specific heat capacity, ZnIn2S4, 
condensed matter, photothermal techniques.
 
ESSTT/ Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée UPDS, 
Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, 5100 Mahdia, Tunisia; email: 
mmbb11112000@yahoo.fr. Original article submitted July 24, 2008; 
revision submitted December 22, 2008.