Energies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 1257 - 1257
Published: March 4, 2025
Solar
energy,
the
most
promising
renewable
suffers
from
intermittency
and
discontinuity.
Phase
change
material
(PCM)-based
energy
storage
technology
can
mitigate
this
issue
substantially
improve
utilization
efficiency
of
solar
energy.
However,
PCMs
have
a
low
photothermal
conversion
capacity
are
prone
to
leaks.
To
address
these
two
key
issues
PCMs,
fine
modification
mineral
encapsulation
been
employed
demonstrated
be
effective
methods.
This
review
summarizes
structure
materials
discusses
corresponding
techniques
preparation
methods
for
mineral-based
composite
PCMs.
Based
on
this,
we
focus
reviewing
enhancing
performance
explore
their
underlying
mechanisms.
Furthermore,
present
practical
application
cases
analyzing
potential
in
applications.
Finally,
discuss
challenges
encountered
during
synthesis,
modification,
processes
providing
insights
into
future
directions
efficient
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 2088 - 2099
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
perspective
highlights
the
challenges
and
opportunities
in
interfacial
evaporation,
heat
water
management,
materials
synthesis,
device
development
for
solar
steam
generation.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 29, 2024
Abstract
Solar‐powered
interfacial
evaporation
is
recognized
as
an
emerging
technology
for
desalination
of
salt‐lake
water
but
suffers
from
insufficient
mass
under
intermittent
sunlight
illumination.
Meanwhile,
contains
abundant
noble
metal
ions;
however,
there
no
effective
strategy
to
extract
them
during
evaporation.
Hereby,
evaporator
integrated
with
crown‐ether‐functionalized
phase‐change
microcapsules
(Crown‐MicPCM)
designed
realize
all‐weather
and
synchronous
caesium
ion
(Cs
+
)
extraction
water.
Crown‐MicPCM
constructed
n
‐docosane
core
photothermal
energy
storage,
a
magnetic
SiO
2
/Fe
3
O
4
composite
shell
easy
recyclability,
polydopamine
inner
coat
absorption,
crown
ether
outer
selective
Cs
adsorption.
Through
integrating
the
functions
solar
harvest,
latent
heat
adsorption
within
Crown‐MicPCM,
such
innovative
design
boosts
performance
developed
significantly.
The
Crown‐MicPCM‐integrated
exhibits
considerable
improvement
in
freshwater
production
extraction,
achieving
capacity
32.6
mg
g
−1
rate
1.43
kg
m
−2
h
one‐sun
Compared
without
material,
obtains
increase
yield
by
47%
efficiency
12%
natural
