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| Title |
Optically-controlled long-term storage and release of thermal energy in phase-change materials
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-017-01608-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Grace G. D. Han, Huashan Li, Jeffrey C. Grossman |
| Abstract |
Thermal energy storage offers enormous potential for a wide range of energy technologies. Phase-change materials offer state-of-the-art thermal storage due to high latent heat. However, spontaneous heat loss from thermally charged phase-change materials to cooler surroundings occurs due to the absence of a significant energy barrier for the liquid-solid transition. This prevents control over the thermal storage, and developing effective methods to address this problem has remained an elusive goal. Herein, we report a combination of photo-switching dopants and organic phase-change materials as a way to introduce an activation energy barrier for phase-change materials solidification and to conserve thermal energy in the materials, allowing them to be triggered optically to release their stored latent heat. This approach enables the retention of thermal energy (about 200 J g(-1)) in the materials for at least 10 h at temperatures lower than the original crystallization point, unlocking opportunities for portable thermal energy storage systems. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 244 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 244 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 64 | 26% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 14% |
| Unknown | 60 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 47 | 19% |
| Engineering | 38 | 16% |
| Materials Science | 25 | 10% |
| Energy | 19 | 8% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 82 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 144. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2023.
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#274,996
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#4,066
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#5,705
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#107
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