Probing the secrets of hydrogen bonding in organic salt phase change materials: the origins of a high enthalpy of fusion
Samantha L. Piper, Craig M. Forsyth, Mega Kar, Douglas R. MacFarlane, Karolina Matuszek, Jennifer M. Pringle
Abstract
We work towards a rational design process for organic salt phase change materials, using X-ray crystallography to probe the structure–property relationship between hydrogen bonding and the enthalpy of fusion in these materials.
Topics & Concepts
EnthalpyHydrogen bondFusionEnthalpy of fusionSalt (chemistry)Phase (matter)Materials sciencePhase changeHydrogenWork (physics)ChemistryThermodynamicsCrystallographyPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeMelting pointPhilosophyPhysicsLinguisticsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesPhase Change Materials ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography