As a typical phase-change material (PCM) with high heat storage capacity and wide
distribution, hydrated salts play broad and critical roles in solar energy utilization in recent …

Solar-powered hydrated salt-based phase change materials have great potential in the field
of solar building energy efficiency. However, hydrated salts suffer from leakage, subcooling …

The intermittent nature of solar radiation for solar driven applications providing the vast
opportunity for phase change materials (PCMs) to reduce the gap between supply and …

Hydrated salt is widely used for solar energy utilization and thermal management due to its
phase change properties. However, its practical application is limited by issues such as …

The collecting energy from solar radiation using phase change materials is significant in the
field of thermal storage. In the current work, a novel MWCNT-modified hydrate salt/poly …

Efficient solar thermal utilization has attracted extensive attention because it effectively
alleviates carbon dioxide emissions and environmental pollution. Phase-change material …

Scale-up applications of phase change materials (PCMs) are hindered by their solid–liquid
leakage, low thermal conductivity, and poor solar-thermal conversion capacity. In this work …

Phase change materials (PCMs) play significant roles in solar thermal energy storage. In this
work, a novel PCM, light-to-thermal conversion phase change hydrogel (LTPCH) consisting …

Photothermal conversion, thermal energy transportation and storage are crucial in solar
energy utilization. Due to the complexity of synthesis technology, it remains a hot issue to …

Developing low-cost composite phase change materials with good shape stability, excellent
mechanical strength, high thermal conductivity, large encapsulation ratio, strong light …