Issue 19, 2011
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Soft Matter

Nano-encapsulated smart tunable phase change materials

S. Sinha-Ray,a   R. P. Sahua  and  A. L. Yarin*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 W. Taylor St, Chicago, IL, USA
E-mail: ayarin@uic.edu
Fax: +1 312 413-0447
Tel: +1 312 996-3472

b Center for Smart Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstr. 32, Darmstadt, Germany

Abstract

We achieved the intercalation of different types of paraffins and their mixtures with triglycerides inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by means of self-sustained diffusion followed by a proper rinsing. The CNTs were investigated using TEM, which showed that they were intercalated inside and clean outside. For the mixtures melting can be realized in an interval of about 20 °C, which opens new opportunities for Phase Change Materials (PCM) attracting attention in relation to solar energy storage, cooling of power electronic devices and the energy-saving technologies.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SM05973D
Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 May 2011
Accepted
21 Jul 2011
First published
16 Aug 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 8823-8827

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