Optically-controlled long-term storage and release of thermal energy in phase-change materials
oleh: Grace G. D. Han, Huashan Li, Jeffrey C. Grossman
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Phase-change materials offer excellent thermal storage due to their high latent heat; however, they suffer from spontaneous heat loss. Han et al., use organic photo-switching dopants to introduce an activation energy barrier which enables controllable thermal energy release and retention.