To meet the demands of the global energy transition, photothermal phase change energy storage materials have emerged as an innovative solution. These materials, utilizing various photothermal conversion carriers, can passively store energy and respond to changes in light exposure, thereby enhancing the efficiency of energy systems.
Looking ahead, the potential applications of photothermal materials extend beyond their current mainstream uses. These materials, responsive to light-induced temperature changes, are poised to revolutionize sectors like sensing and actuation, as well as information storage.
The investigation of photothermal materials with broadband absorption is beneficial for the utilization of renewable solar energy, while the engineering of materials with efficient heat generation abilities can be widely useful in various fields, including water evaporation, (6,7) photothermal catalysis, (8,9) and biomedicine. (10,11)
One major advantage of photothermal nanomaterials is their broad light absorption range and excellent photothermal conversion ability, thus allowing for the efficient utilization of solar energy as a sustainable solution for energy scarcity.
The landscape of photothermal materials research is evolving swiftly, underscored by a linear increase in published studies over the past three years and a surge in innovative material structures and designs.
Between 2000 and 2024, the field of photothermal materials experienced consistent and significant growth, highlighted by their varied applications in disciplines such as chemistry, material sciences, and nanotechnology.
Photothermal conversion-enhanced thermoelectric generators …
Photo-thermal conversion (PTC) technology is one of the primary avenues for capturing and harnessing solar energy, wherein the indispensable PTC materials can effectively capture solar radiation and convert it into thermal energy, thereby presenting promising prospects in various applications, such as hot water and hot air generations, desalinat...
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Photothermal Nanomaterials: A Powerful Light-to-Heat Converter
Organic polymers with conjugated structures have emerged as a new category of photothermal nanomaterials because of their versatile molecular designs, strong absorption of NIR light, high light-to-heat conversion efficiencies, and good biocompatibility.
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A …
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy …
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A study on novel dual-functional photothermal material for high ...
Direct-photothermal energy conversion and storage experiment: ... Experimental and numerical study on the performance of a new high-temperature packed-bed thermal energy storage system with macroencapsulation of molten salt phase change material . Appl. Energy, 221 (2018), pp. 1-15, 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.156. View PDF View article Google Scholar …
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Recent progress on photothermal nanomaterials: Design, …
The photothermal attributes of materials, defined by their capability to transmute absorbed light into thermal energy, are intricately influenced by the dimensions of their nanostructures, spanning 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D.
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: …
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy systems and …
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A …
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy systems and demonstrating marked potential in solar energy and thermal management systems.
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A ...
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the eficiency of energy systems and demonstrating marked potential in solar energy and thermal management systems.
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Accelerating the solar-thermal energy storage via inner-light
The STES technology based on phase change materials (PCMs) is especially studied owing to low cost, high volumetric energy storage density, and relatively stable phase transition temperature range ...
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A study on novel dual-functional photothermal material for high ...
Therefore, the proposed bionic high-performance photothermal storage-material design approach enables the synthesis of photothermal storage materials that are operable over a wide temperature range. This scalable method could facilitate the development of large-scale photothermal energy-storage devices.
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Thermal energy storage
The sensible heat of molten salt is also used for storing solar energy at a high temperature, [10] termed molten-salt technology or molten salt energy storage (MSES). Molten salts can be employed as a thermal energy storage method to retain thermal energy. Presently, this is a commercially used technology to store the heat collected by concentrated solar power (e.g., …
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Composite phase change materials with thermal-flexible and …
Thermal energy storage (TES) is essential for solar thermal energy systems [7].Photothermal materials can effectively absorb solar energy and convert it into heat energy [8], which has become a research hotspot.Phase change materials (PCM) with high energy density and heat absorption and release efficiency [9], have been widely used in many fields as …
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Recent progress on photothermal nanomaterials: Design, …
The photothermal attributes of materials, defined by their capability to transmute absorbed light into thermal energy, are intricately influenced by the dimensions of their …
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Photothermal conversion-enhanced thermoelectric generators …
Photo-thermal conversion (PTC) technology is one of the primary avenues for capturing and harnessing solar energy, wherein the indispensable PTC materials can …
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A study on novel dual-functional photothermal material for high ...
Therefore, the proposed bionic high-performance photothermal storage-material design approach enables the synthesis of photothermal storage materials that are operable …
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(PDF) Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A ...
To meet the demands of the global energy transition, photothermal phase change energy storage materials have emerged as an innovative solution. These materials, …
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Synergistic enhancement of photothermal energy storage …
Phase change materials (PCMs) are ideal solar energy storage materials due to their high latent heat, excellent chemical stability, and high energy storage capacity [4, 5]. PCMs can be classified into three categories: organic, inorganic, and composite phase change materials (cPCMs) according to the chemical property.
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A ...
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the eficiency of energy …
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An azobenzene-based photothermal energy storage system for co ...
Recent evidence suggests that a class of azobenzene (Azo) photoswitches featuring a reversible photoinduced crystal-to-liquid transition could co-harvest photon energy …
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Photothermal phase change material microcapsules via cellulose ...
Encapsulating PCMs within polymeric microcapsules is a promising strategy to prevent leakage and increase heat transfer area with matrices. Moreover, photothermal PCM microcapsules are particularly desirable for solar energy storage.
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Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A
Photothermal phase change energy storage materials (PTCPCESMs), as a special type of PCM, can store energy and respond to changes in illumination, enhancing the efficiency of energy systems and demonstrating marked potential in solar energy and thermal management systems.
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Delivery and utilization of photo‐energy for temperature control …
Delivery and utilization of photo-energy for temperature control using a light-driven microfluidic control device at −40 °C. Jing Ge, ... few studies have combined low-temperature heat absorption/release and high-energy storage. 27, 30 Owing to the weak intermolecular interactions (π-electrons) and twisted spatial configuration, cis-molecules …
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Photothermal phase change material microcapsules via cellulose ...
Encapsulating PCMs within polymeric microcapsules is a promising strategy to prevent leakage and increase heat transfer area with matrices. Moreover, photothermal PCM …
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(PDF) Photothermal Phase Change Energy Storage Materials: A ...
To meet the demands of the global energy transition, photothermal phase change energy storage materials have emerged as an innovative solution. These materials, utilizing various...
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Preparation strategy of photo-thermal composite phase change …
Fossil fuel consumption has resulted in escalating energy difficulties and environmental issues [1].To increase energy utilization efficiency and lower CO 2 emissions, new energy storage technologies including batteries [1], supercapacitors [2], phase change energy storage [3], etc., are progressively gaining more and more attention.High energy storage …
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Enhanced thermal storage and photo-thermal conversion …
After high-temperature carbonization, NBC has a strong light absorption ability in the range of 200-800 nm, which can be attributed to the band-gap transition and plasmonic resonance effect of Ni nanoparticles within it. Therefore, PEG/NBC can convert most of the light energy into its latent heat. In addition, graphene/Ag shows a lower light ...
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Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis
In addition, there are photothermal power generation and photothermal energy storage device design ... high temperature and high pressure). The energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis has been pursued for both high reaction rates and high yields during the past decades. 127 These conflicting objectives require a complex balance of …
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Advances in flexible hydrogels for light-thermal-electricity energy ...
Thermoelectric energy storage is mainly in the form of TECs [53], ... be found. However, due to the large amount of water contained in flexible hydrogels, water loss inevitably occurs at high temperatures or even at room temperature, which severely reduces thermoelectric conversion efficiency and energy storage performance. In addition, flexible hydrogels tend to …
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An azobenzene-based photothermal energy storage system for …
Recent evidence suggests that a class of azobenzene (Azo) photoswitches featuring a reversible photoinduced crystal-to-liquid transition could co-harvest photon energy and ambient heat. Thus, a new horizon has been opened …
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