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Recyclable low-thermal-conductivity phase change materials for building thermal management

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Mechanically robust and high latent heat solid–solid phase change materials via a H-bonding collaborative strategy for energy storage and conversion

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Hydrogel-stabilized supercooled salt hydrates for seasonal storage and controlled release of solar-thermal energy

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Fish scales inspired phase change composites with hierarchical porosity and enhanced thermal conductivity for passive thermal management

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Protruding Boron Nitride Nanotubes on the Al2O3 Surface Enabled by Tannic Acid-Assisted Modification to Fabricate a Thermal Conductive Epoxy/Al2O3 Composite

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ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 38946
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Fatigue-resistant, self-healable and thermally conductive polyurethane composites based on the intrinsic π-π stacking interactions between boron nitrides and hard segments

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Enhanced leakage-proof performance of flexible phase change materials through the transformation of physicochemical crosslinked networks

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Crosslinking polyethylene glycol and silica microcapsules composite phase change material with wide heat storage temperature range and shape memory function

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Molecular‐Level Interface Engineering and Additive‐Induced Crystallinity Tuning for High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites

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Flexible, highly thermally conductive, and recyclable polyurethane solid–solid phase change material for electronic device thermal management

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Janus-structured phase change film for efficient solar-thermal energy harvesting and real-time motion monitoring

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Recyclable Phase Change Materials with Wide-Temperature Flexibility and Electrical Insulation for Battery Thermal Management

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Electrothermal Phase Change Composite with Flexibility over a Wide Temperature Range for Wearable Thermotherapy

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 4089
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Phase Change Materials in High Heat Storage Application: A Review

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Thermal absorption enhancement of a flexible hydrated salts phase change film for efficient thermal dissipation of electronic devices

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Thermal interface materials: From fundamental research to applications

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Elevating Solar-Thermal Conversion of Reprocessed Phase Change Materials Simultaneously toward Efficient Energy Storage and Self-Healing

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ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 2541
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High‐Performance Phase Change Films Prepared by a Strategy for Thermal Management at Interfaces and Environmental Camouflage

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Boosted heat dissipation efficiency by sandwich structure containing the thermally conductive segregated network in phase change materials for advanced chip thermal management

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Phase change double-shelled polyaniline microcapsules with low leakage rate, high thermal conductivity, solar-thermal conversion properties for thermal energy harvesting and anti-corrosive coatings

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A cost-effective, and intrinsically flexible phase change film for efficient solar energy harvesting and wearable thermal management

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Self-assembly and energy storage potentials of biphasic phase change azobenzene liquid crystalline block copolymers

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Silver nanowire bridged graphene framework for encapsulating phase change materials with high thermal conductivity and solar-to-heat conversion ability

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Flexible phase change composites supported by Cu-Modified carbon Felt: Enhanced Solar-to-Thermal conversion and shape memory properties

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Core–Sheath Nanofiber-Encapsulated Phase Change Composite Films with Aligned Boron Nitride Nanosheet Networks for Multifunctional Thermal Management

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Multifunctional composite phase change materials: Preparation, enhanced properties and applications

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Phase change composites with ultra-high through-plane thermal conductivity achieved by vertically-aligned graphite film and double-shelled microcapsules

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Covalently Interconnected BN/CNTs Hybrid Networks Enhance the Thermal Conductivity and Electrical Insulation of Phase Change Composites for Advanced Thermal Management

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Flexible phase change composites with multiple colors and reversible thermochromic for temperature indication and battery thermal management

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Flexible MXene-functionalized composite phase change film with dual-mode of solar-thermal conversion and infrared stealth

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Flexible Phase Change Composites with Excellent Thermal Energy Storage for the Thermal Management of Electronic Devices

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ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2024, 6, 15105
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Carbon-Enhanced Hydrated Salt Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management Applications

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Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 1077
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Molecular‐Level Interface Engineering and Additive‐Induced Crystallinity Tuning for High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites

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Construct a 3D skeleton by bridging graphene nanosheets with soft liquid metal to enhance thermal conductivity of flexible PDMS matrix composites

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Aramid Nanofiber‐Based Thermally Conductive Films: Nanofibrillation and Thermal Conductivity Improvement

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Titanium dioxide/graphene oxide synergetic reinforced composite phase change materials with excellent thermal energy storage and photo-thermal performances

Tingfeng Xia, Bojing Wu, Huanzhi Zhang, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun, Xiangcheng Lin, Caihang Liang, Lei Ma, Hongliang Peng, Bin Li and Erhu Yan

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Interface Engineering of T-Al2O3 Nanofibers for Synergistically Enhanced Multifunctional Phase Change Composites toward Thermal Management

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ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 24033
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Promising candidate for thermal management: Thermophysical and mechanical properties of h-BN/polyurea@n-eicosane phase change microcapsules

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Ambient‐Dried Phase‐Change Functionalized Thermal Insulation Materials with Latent Heat Charging/Discharging Capacities and Superior Temperature‐Adaptive Thermal Regulation Performance

Shuang‐Zhu Li, Hong Cao, Wei‐Wei Liu, Lu Bai, Yu Wang, Jie Yang and Wei Yang

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Flexible silicone rubber–silicon carbide heat spreader for heat removal from low-power electronics

Akbar Shanu, K. Arun and V. Sajith

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 279, 127622
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