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Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube/Phase Change Material Composites: Sunlight‐Driven, Reversible, Form‐Stable Phase Transitions for Solar Thermal Energy Storage
Author(s) -
Wang Yunming,
Tang Bingtao,
Zhang Shufen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201203728
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , thermal energy storage , energy transformation , energy storage , solar energy , composite material , photothermal therapy , phase change material , phase (matter) , thermal , energy conversion efficiency , thermal energy , polymer , nanotechnology , phase change , engineering physics , optoelectronics , ecology , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , meteorology , engineering , biology , thermodynamics
The development of solar energy conversion materials is critical to the growth of a sustainable energy infrastructure in the coming years. A novel hybrid material based on single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and form‐stable polymer phase change materials (PCMs) is reported. The obtained materials have UV‐vis sunlight harvesting, light‐thermal conversion, thermal energy storage, and form‐stable effects. Judicious application of this efficient photothermal conversion to SWNTs has opened up a rich field of energy materials based on novel SWNT/PCM composits with enhanced performance in energy conversion and storage.