Spatiotemporal Utilization of Latent Heat in Erythritol-based Phase Change Materials as Solar Thermal Fuels

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Solar thermal fuels (STFs) have been particularly concerned as sustainable future energy due to their impressive ability to store solar energy in chemical bonds and controllably release thermal energy. However, currently studied STFs mainly focus on molecule-based materials with high photochemical activity, toxicity, and compromised features, which greatly restricts their applications in practical scenarios of solar energy utilization. Herein, we present a novel erythritol-based composite phase change material (PCM) as a new type of STFs with an outstanding capability to store solar energy as latent heat in its stable supercooling state and release thermal energy as needed. This composite PCM with stored thermal energy can be maintained stably at room temperature and subsequently release latent heat as high as 224.9 J/g during the crystallization process triggered by thermal stimuli. Remarkably, solar energy can be converted into latent heat stored in the composite PCM over months. Through mechanical stimulations, the released latent heat can increase the temperature of the composite up to 91 °C. This work presents a new concept of using spatiotemporal storage and release of latent heat in PCMs for solar energy utilization, making it a potential candidate as STFs for developing future clean energy techniques.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 63(2024), 16 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e202400759

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Kou, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shihui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xinyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hanqing [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Huiming [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Quan [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Solar Energy Utilization
Solar Thermal Fuels
Solar-Thermal Conversion
Spatiotemporal Phase Change Materials
Thermal Energy Storage

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Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202400759

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368656314