Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube/Phase Change Material Composites: Sunlight‐Driven, Reversible, Form‐Stable Phase Transitions for Solar Thermal Energy Storage

作者：Yunming Wang, Bingtao Tang, Shufen Zhang · 发表于：Advanced Functional Materials · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1002/adfm.201203728 · 被引用次数：407 · 研究领域：Phase Change Materials Research、Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods、Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems

Abstract The development of solar energy conversion materials is critical to the growth of a sustainable energy infrastructure in the coming years. A novel hybrid material based on single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and form‐stable polymer phase change materials (PCMs) is reported. The obtained materials have UV‐vis sunlight harvesting, light‐thermal conversion, thermal energy storage, and form‐stable effects. Judicious application of this efficient photothermal conversion to SWNTs has opened up a rich field of energy materials based on novel SWNT/PCM composits with enhanced performance in energy conversion and storage.