Reutilization of thermal energy according to building demands constitutes an important step
in a low carbon/green campaign. Phase change materials (PCMs) can address these …

The potential of phase change materials (PCM) as a thermal energy storage medium in
buildings has been widely discussed. However, the possible leakage of melted PCM into …

Graphene and graphene-based nanosheets (GNS) possess extraordinary mechanical,
chemical, thermal and electrical properties, enabling attractive applications, ranging from …

Integrating microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) into cement-based materials
can endow building with huge heat storage capacity. Nevertheless, cement-based materials …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are gaining increasing attention and becoming popular in
the thermal energy storage field. Microcapsules enhance thermal and mechanical …

Phase change thermal energy storage (TES) is a promising technology due to the large heat
capacity of phase change materials (PCM) during the phase change process and their …

As a class of thermal energy-storage materials, phase change materials (PCMs) play an
important role in sustainable development of economy and society with a rapid increase in …

Energy storage plays a crucial role in saving energy and protecting the environment. The
research on phase change latent heat storage materials has been in the forefront of the …

Applications of phase change materials (PCMs) have become of great interest in recent
years owing to beneficial effects on the thermal, mechanical and durability properties of …

In this paper, we produced new kind cement mortars with thermal energy storing/releasing
properties, containing silica fume (SF)/capric acid-stearic acid eutectic mixture (CA-SA) as …