Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(31)
Published: May 27, 2024
Abstract
Water
is
the
source
of
life
and
civilization,
but
water
icing
causes
catastrophic
damage
to
human
diverse
industrial
processes.
Currently,
superhydrophobic
surfaces
(inspired
by
lotus
effect)
aided
anti‐icing
attracts
intensive
attention
due
their
energy‐free
property.
Here,
recent
advances
in
design
functionalization
are
reviewed.
The
mechanisms
advantages
conventional,
macrostructured,
photothermal
introduced
turn.
Conventional
surfaces,
as
well
macrostructured
ones,
easily
lose
icephobic
property
under
extreme
conditions,
while
strongly
rely
on
solar
illumination.
To
address
above
issues,
a
potentially
smart
strategy
found
developing
storage
(MPSS)
which
integrate
functions
materials,
phase
change
materials
(PCMs),
expected
achieve
all‐day
various
fields.
Finally,
latest
achievements
MPSS
showcasing
immense
potential,
highlighted.
Besides,
perspectives
future
development
provided
problems
that
need
be
solved
practical
applications
proposed.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(11), P. 6953 - 7024
Published: March 22, 2023
Functional
phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
capable
of
reversibly
storing
and
releasing
tremendous
thermal
energy
during
the
isothermal
process
have
recently
received
attention
in
interdisciplinary
applications.
The
smart
integration
PCMs
with
functional
supporting
enables
multiple
cutting-edge
applications,
including
optical,
electrical,
magnetic,
acoustic,
medical,
mechanical,
catalytic
disciplines
etc.
Herein,
we
systematically
discuss
storage
mechanism,
transfer
conversion
summarize
state-of-the-art
advances
applications
PCMs.
In
particular,
are
still
their
infancy.
Simultaneously,
in-depth
insights
into
correlations
between
microscopic
structures
thermophysical
properties
composite
revealed.
Finally,
current
challenges
future
prospects
also
highlighted
according
to
up-to-date
This
review
aims
arouse
broad
research
interest
community
provide
constructive
references
for
exploring
next
generation
advanced
multifunctional
thereby
facilitating
major
breakthroughs
both
fundamental
researches
commercial
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 15586 - 15626
Published: Oct. 13, 2022
Benefiting
from
the
inherent
properties
of
ultralight
weight,
ultrahigh
porosity,
specific
surface
area,
adjustable
thermal/electrical
conductivities,
and
mechanical
flexibility,
aerogels
are
considered
ideal
supporting
alternatives
to
efficiently
encapsulate
phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
rationalize
transformation
behaviors.
The
marriage
versatile
PCMs
is
a
milestone
in
pioneering
advanced
multifunctional
composite
PCMs.
Emerging
aerogel-based
with
high
energy
storage
density
accepted
as
cutting-edge
thermal
(TES)
concept,
enabling
functionality
Considering
lack
timely
comprehensive
review
on
PCMs,
herein,
we
systematically
retrospect
state-of-the-art
advances
for
high-performance
particular
emphasis
multiple
functions,
such
acoustic-thermal
solar-thermal-electricity
conversion
strategies,
flame
retardancy,
shape
memory,
intelligent
grippers,
infrared
stealth.
Emphasis
also
given
roles
different
relationships
between
their
architectures
thermophysical
properties.
This
showcases
discovery
an
interdisciplinary
research
field
combining
3D
printing
technology,
which
will
contribute
aims
arouse
wider
interests
among
fields
provide
insightful
guidance
rational
design
thus
facilitating
significant
breakthroughs
both
fundamental
commercial
applications.
Small,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(9)
Published: Dec. 22, 2021
Phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
are
regarded
as
promising
candidates
for
realizing
zero-energy
thermal
management
of
electronic
devices
owing
to
their
high
storage
capacity
and
stable
working
temperature.
However,
PCM-based
always
suffers
from
the
long-standing
challenges
low
conductivity
liquid
leakage
PCMs.
Herein,
a
dual-encapsulation
strategy
fabricate
highly
conductive
liquid-free
phase
composites
(PCCs)
by
constructing
polyurethane/graphite
nanoplatelets
hybrid
networks
is
reported.
The
PCM
polyethylene
glycol
(PEG)
first
infiltrated
into
cross-linked
network
polyurethane
(PU)
synthesize
hybridized
semi-interpenetrated
(PEG@PU),
then
incorporated
with
reticulated
graphite
(RGNPs)
via
pressure-induced
assembly
PCCs
(PEG@PU-RGNPs).
enable
show
excellent
mechanical
strength,
change,
property.
Notably,
dual-encapsulated
exhibit
electrical
conductivities
up
27.0
W
m-1
K-1
51.0
S
cm-1
,
superior
state-of-the-art
PEG-based
PCCs.
Furthermore,
PCC-based
energy
device
demonstrated
efficient
battery
toward
versatile
demands
active
preheating
at
cold
environment
passive
cooling
hot
ambient.
Overall,
this
work
provides
route
fabricating
management.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(28)
Published: May 12, 2022
Abstract
As
one
of
the
main
forms
and
intermediate
carriers
energy,
it
is
impressive
to
expand
application
scope
heat
thereby
boosting
innovations
in
harvesting,
conversion,
storage,
regulation,
utilization
associated
with
relevant
techniques.
Phase
change
materials
(PCMs),
as
a
state‐of‐the‐art
latent
storage
technique,
have
garnered
increasing
interest
heat‐related
applications
over
past
decades,
abundant
high‐performance
PCMs
excellent
shape
stability
salient
thermal
conductivity
been
developed.
This
review
focuses
on
issues
concerning
organic
from
perspectives
flexible,
multifunctional,
smart
phase
composites,
along
emerging
processing
technologies,
which
are
expected
offer
possible
guidance
for
exploration
next‐generation
advanced
functional
composites.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 9, 2022
Water
and
electricity
scarcity
are
two
global
challenges,
especially
in
arid
remote
areas.
Harnessing
ubiquitous
moisture
sunlight
for
water
power
generation
is
a
sustainable
route
to
address
these
challenges.
Herein,
we
report
moisture-induced
energy
harvesting
strategy
realize
efficient
sorption-based
atmospheric
(SAWH)
24-hour
thermoelectric
(TEPG)
by
synergistically
utilizing
sorption/desorption
heats
of
SAWH,
solar
the
daytime
radiative
cooling
nighttime.
Notably,
synergistic
effects
significantly
improve
all-day
density
(~346%)
accelerate
compared
with
conventional
designs.
We
further
demonstrate
hybrid
SAWH-TEPG
device,
exhibiting
high
production
750
g
m-2,
together
impressive
up
685
mW
m-2
21
Our
work
provides
promising
approach
realizing
at
anytime
anywhere.