The heat capacities of ZrTeS and HffeS have been measured by adiabatic shield calorimetry from 6 to 350 K on samples carefully shielded to minimize the contact between the sample and oxygen during all stages of preparation and measurements. Since ZrTeS and HffeS are isostructural and their molecular volumes are almost identical, the small differences between their heat capacities are due essentially solely to mass effects. There is absolutely no indication of any excess contribution to the heat capacities of these compounds below 350 K. The effective thermodynamic dimension of ZrTeS and Hffel, is estimated to be between one and two.
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