Thermal energy harvesting technologies based on composite phase change materials
(PCMs) are capable of harvesting tremendous amounts of thermal energy via isothermal …

Some molecular photoisomers can be isomerized to a metastable high-energy state by
exposure to light. These molecules can then be thermally or catalytically converted back to …

Heating and cooling can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of matter. In contrast,
athermal photochemical processes can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of some …

Phase change materials (PCMs) show promise for thermal energy storage (TES) owing to
their substantial latent heat during phase transition. However, the power density and overall …

Arylazopyrazole derivatives based on four core structures (4pzMe, 3pzH, 4pzH, and 4pzH-
F2) and functionalized with a dodecanoate group were demonstrated to store thermal …

We report the design of photo-responsive organic phase change materials that can absorb
filtered solar radiation to store both latent heat and photon energy via simultaneous phase …

Phase transition materials can be utilized in a variety of functionalization scenarios,
benefiting from the photoinduced changes in their physicochemical properties. Among them …

Phase‐change materials (PCMs) are used in several energy recycling utilization systems
due to their latent‐heat‐storage and‐release ability. However, the inability of PCMs to …

Discovering physicochemical principles for simultaneous harvesting of multiform energy
from the environment will advance current sustainable energy technologies. Here we …

Conventional thermophysical latent heat storage based on solid-liquid phase change
materials (PCMs) has been suffering three long-standing bottlenecks—ie, relatively low …