Azobenzene-based solar thermal energy storage enhanced by gold nanoparticles for rapid, optically-triggered heat release at room temperature
Liqi Dong, Yuanhao Chen, Fei Zhai, Lin Tang, Wen‐Chao Gao, Junwen Tang, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng
Abstract
The energy storage and heat release of this STF sample can be controlled completely using light alone at room temperature.
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AzobenzeneThermal energy storageMaterials scienceColloidal goldNanoparticleThermalEnergy storageChemical engineeringThermal energyOptoelectronicsOptical storageHeat energyPhotochemistryNanotechnologyChemistryNuclear engineeringComposite materialPolymerThermodynamicsPhysicsPower (physics)EngineeringSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhase Change Materials Research