Functional phase change materials (PCMs) capable of reversibly storing and releasing
tremendous thermal energy during the isothermal phase change process have recently …

Thermal energy plays an indispensable role in the sustainable development of modern
societies. Being a key component in various domestic and industrial processes as well as in …

The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …

Thermal energy storage technologies utilizing phase change materials (PCMs) that melt in
the intermediate temperature range, between 100 and 220° C, have the potential to mitigate …

Advances in wireless sensors, biomedical devices, and micro-robotics exert more pressure
on creating reliable, miniaturized, and self-sustained energy supply solutions for these micro …

Some molecular photoisomers can be isomerized to a metastable high-energy state by
exposure to light. These molecules can then be thermally or catalytically converted back to …

Molecular solar thermal energy storage systems (MOST) offer emission-free energy storage
where solar power is stored via valence isomerization in molecular photoswitches. These …

The low thermal conductivity and liquid melt leakage of phase change materials are long‐
standing bottlenecks for efficient and safe thermal energy harvesting. Although high thermal …

Phase change materials have attracted significant attention due to their promising
applications in many fields like solar energy and chip cooling. However, they suffer leakage …

Phase change materials (PCM) are largely assessed on their ability towards energy storage
and their enthalpy efficiency of discharging the stored energy. Nevertheless, their …