Sunlight-activated phase change materials for controlled heat storage and triggered release
Yuran Shi, Mihael A. Gerkman, Qian‐Feng Qiu, Shuren Zhang, Grace G. D. Han
Abstract
Photo-responsive organic phase change materials that can absorb filtered solar radiation in the visible range to store both latent heat and photon energy are demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
SunlightPhase changePhase-change materialLatent heatMaterials sciencePhase (matter)RadiationEnvironmental scienceOptoelectronicsOpticsEngineering physicsChemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsPhase Change Materials Research