def plot_cv(self, tmin, tmax, ntemp, ylim=None, **kwargs):
        """
        Plots the constant volume specific heat C_v in a temperature range.

        Args:
            tmin: minimum temperature
            tmax: maximum temperature
            ntemp: number of steps
            ylim: tuple specifying the y-axis limits.
            kwargs: kwargs passed to the matplotlib function 'plot'.
        Returns:
            matplotlib figure
        """
        temperatures = np.linspace(tmin, tmax, ntemp)

        if self.structure:
            ylabel = r"$C_v$ (J/K/mol)"
        else:
            ylabel = r"$C_v$ (J/K/mol-c)"

        fig = self._plot_thermo(self.dos.cv, temperatures, ylabel=ylabel, ylim=ylim, **kwargs)

        return fig