Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

High latent heat phase change materials (PCMs) with low melting temperature for thermal management and storage of electronic devices and power batteries: Critical …

Y Liu, R Zheng, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
To protect electronic devices and batteries from sharp temperature rise and thermal
runaway, active/passive/hybrid thermal management using phase change materials (PCMs) …

Thermal energy storage using phase change materials in building applications: A review of the recent development

SW Sharshir, A Joseph, M Elsharkawy, MA Hamada… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the buildings' heating and cooling needs are always growing during the cold and
warm months, respectively, the buildings' energy consumption has dramatically shot up. So …

Form-stable phase change composites: Preparation, performance, and applications for thermal energy conversion, storage and management

MQ Wu, S Wu, YF Cai, RZ Wang, TX Li - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively characterized as promising energy
materials for thermal energy storage and thermal management to address the mismatch …

[HTML][HTML] Global transition of operational carbon in residential buildings since the millennium

X Xiang, N Zhou, M Ma, W Feng, R Yan - Advances in Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The residential sector is the third-largest energy consumer and emitter globally and as such
is at the forefront of the energy transition and net-zero emissions pathway. To accelerate the …

Supercooling of phase change materials: A review

I Shamseddine, F Pennec, P Biwole… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supercooling is a natural phenomenon that keeps a phase change material (PCM) in its
liquid state at a temperature lower than its solidification temperature. In the field of thermal …

A review on heat transfer enhancement techniques for PCM based thermal energy storage system

BK Choure, T Alam, R Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are widely used from a heat storage perspective because
of high-energy storage density at a nearly constant temperature. The main disadvantage of …

An innovative modified calcium chloride hexahydrate–based composite phase change material for thermal energy storage and indoor temperature regulation

Z Zeng, D Huang, L Zhang, X Sheng… - Advanced Composites and …, 2023 - Springer
Hydrated salt phase change materials (PCMs) can play an important role in the temperature
regulation of buildings by storing and releasing latent heat. However, hydrated salt PCMs …

Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

H Nazir, M Batool, FJB Osorio, M Isaza-Ruiz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to overcome the increasing demand–supply energy gap due to the rapid
urbanization, labor productivity, consumerism and depletion of fossil fuel resources, there is …

Nanotechnology-integrated phase change material and nanofluids for solar applications as a potential approach for clean energy strategies: Progress, challenges …

Z Said, MA Sohail, AK Pandey, P Sharma… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating nanotechnology into phase change materials (PCMs) has emerged as a novel
approach to improving PCM thermal properties and performance in various thermal energy …