Thermal storage technology based on phase change material (PCM) holds significant
potential for temperature regulation and energy storage application. However, solid–liquid …

Coating materials serve the purposes to protect, enhance and/or confer additional
functionalities and properties to the underlying object surface or bulk materials. In recent …

Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage can improve energy efficiency
and sustainability, which notably makes them a potential solution to the problems of energy …

The leakage of organic phase change materials (OPCMs) at temperatures above their
melting point severely limits their large‐scale application. The introduction of porous …

Latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) using phase change materials (PCMs) faces a
significant challenge of poor heat transport efficiency. Fortunately, nature has evolved …

Phase change materials have garnered extensive interest in heat harvesting and utilization
owing to their high energy storage density and isothermal phase transition. Nevertheless …

Solar-thermal energy storage using latent heat of phase change materials (PCMs) offers
renewable penetration in wide range of smart applications. The limiting solar energy …

Inorganic phase change materials, especially for salt hydrate, possess superior energy
storage density and thermal conductivity compared with organic phase change materials in …

To obtain high thermal performance composite phase change materials (PCMs), various
other supporting materials have been utilized to encapsulate organic PCMs. In this study …

High value-added use of waste plastic has emerged an urgent research topic due to its
heavy pollution to environment. Meanwhile, fluctuant characteristic of renewable energy …