photothermal energy storage application of light energy

Design and application of polyurethane-polydopamine/Ag …

The photothermal properties and energy storage of microcapsules and coated fabrics were studied by an infrared thermal imager (FOTRIC 220S). The outdoor photothermal properties and energy storage of the coated fabric were studied by the FLIR E8 thermal camera and Xiaomi 13 mobile phone shooting. 3. Results and discussion3.1.

A Review on Photothermal Conversion of Solar Energy …

In this review, we comprehensively summarized the state-of-the-art photothermal applications for solar energy conversion, including photothermal water evaporation and desalination, photothermal …

Energies | Free Full-Text | Review of the Photothermal Energy

Nanoparticles have been thoroughly investigated in the last few decades because they have many beneficial and functional qualities. Their capability to enhance and manipulate light absorption, thermal conductivity, and heat transfer efficiency has attracted significant research attention. This systematic and comprehensive work is a critical …

Solar Energy

1. Introduction. Undersupply of energy is one of major factors restricting the rapid development of economy. During recent decades, following the rapid consumption of fossil energy, strongly promoting the use of sustainable energy has gradually become a consensus to solve energy shortage issues (Li et al., 2020, Xiao et al., 2022b).Solar …

Polypyrrole-coated expanded graphite-based phase change …

Pristine organic phase change materials (PCMs) suffer from liquid leakage and weak solar absorption in solar energy utilization. To address these deficiencies, we prepared polypyrrole (PPy)-coated expanded graphite (EG)-based composite PCMs for photothermal conversion and storage through chemical polymerization and physical …

Dual-mode harvest solar energy for photothermal Cu2-xSe

UV-NIS-DRS spectrum displays that biogenic Cu 2-x Se NPs exhibit strong light absorption in the wavelength range of 250–2500 nm, which forms the basis for …

Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

In the thermochemical pathway, the photothermal catalytic system can interact with incident light and then dissipate the absorbed photon energy into thermal energy (heat), which can promote …

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

In the current energy crisis, converting solar-thermal energy into chemical forms has become paramount. Within the broad spectrum of light-mediated catalysis, which includes heat and photocatalysis (relevant to processes like organic transformations, water splitting, and CO2 reduction), photothermal catalysis is a critical avenue for transforming solar …

Journal of Energy Storage

Currently, the MOFs have been widely used in the field of energy storage [26], [27]. However, due to the structural aggregation and the weak photon-capturing ability of MOF-based composite PCMs [28], [29], their applications in photothermal conversion and latent heat storage would be limited to a certain extent. To solve this problem, it was …

Study on characteristics of photovoltaic and photothermal …

Fig. 2 shows the CAES system coupling with solar energy, Photovoltaic power generation provides the required electrical energy for compressors. When the photothermal energy storage part is not used, other thermal storage media are used to store the internal energy of air. When the photothermal energy storage part is used, …

Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

gap energy are scattered in the semiconductors with wide band gap, leading to extremely low efficiency of photothermal conversion. Thermal vibration in molecules Loosely held electrons can be excited from the ground state to the higher-energy orbitals when incident light energy matches the electronic transition energies in molecules.

Phase‐Changing Microcapsules Incorporated with …

Our study of mBPs-MPCM composites reveals a new and efficient approach to integrate photothermal materials and PCMs and expedite the application to solar energy storage. The BPs are …

Ternary mixture thermochromic microcapsules for visible light ...

The utilization of these fields directly or indirectly involves the photothermal conversion process. However, the dispersion and instability of solar energy affect the photothermal conversion efficiency in the application process. In addition, the high conversion and storage costs limit its application in many fields [8].

Photothermal catalysis: From fundamentals to practical applications

Photothermal catalysis is an innovative approach that integrates photochemical and thermocatalytic processes to enable an efficient use of full-spectrum sunlight in catalyzing various chemical reactions for energy conversion and environmental governance. This approach has demonstrated competitive performance and energy …

Fe3O4/carbon-decorated graphene boosts photothermal …

Pristine organic phase change materials (PCMs) are difficult to complete photothermal conversion and storage. To upgrade their photothermal conversion and storage capacity, we developed Fe-MOF (metal-organic framework) derived Fe 3 O 4 /C-decorated graphene (GP) based composite PCMs toward solar energy harvesting. …

Emerging urchin-like core-shell mineral microspheres with efficient ...

Therefore, the facile synthesized composite demonstrated promising results for applications of photothermal conversion and energy storage systems. 2. Experimental section2.1. ... urchin-like TiO 2 was coated on the SCG surface because TiO 2 shows the characteristics of efficient absorption of visible light and energy storage. [22]

Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

In fact, researchers are very familiar with the photothermal effect of sunlight, such as in the application of solar water heaters. In addition, there are photothermal power generation and photothermal …

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Photothermal catalysis, a process that uses light-induced heating to drive catalytic reactions, has been extensively studied for its applications in CO 2 reduction, plastic …

Photothermal storage and controllable release of a phase …

Meanwhile, the composite achieves multi-source storage of solar energy and environmental heat with a high isomerization degree and energy storage capacity. Additionally, temperature changes of heat release, induced by visible light, were visually monitored to explore the feasibility of the composite as a solid-state self-heating device.

Photothermal Chemistry Based on Solar Energy: From …

[19-21] In biomedical applications or water vaporization processes, "photothermal" generally refers to the conversion of incident light into thermal energy by certain materials or structures. However, when the "photothermal" nature of PTC is discussed, it cannot be as simple as "light-to-heat conversion."

Photo-thermal catalysis for sustainable energy production and ...

The photo-thermal effect is the process by which photo-thermal conversion materials transform radiant energy from light into thermal energy. The photo-thermal therapy of energy and environmental treatment faces the urgent task of developing effective photo-thermal agents to address complicated problem demands.

Polypyrrole‐boosted photothermal energy storage in MOF‐based …

When exposed to light radiation, PPy molecules can utilize the transition of electrons in molecular orbitals to absorb light energy, and then convert the absorbed …

Form-stable phase change nanocapsules with photo and

State-of-the-art multifunctional form-stable phase change materials (FSPCMs) with photo-thermal and electro-thermal dual responses have shown great application potential in sustainable energy utilization. The preparation of photo- and electric-responsive FSPCMs by mixing nano-functional materials such as carbon …

Metal-polyphenol based phase change microcapsules for photothermal …

The conversion and utilization of the solar energy mainly include photothermal conversion [5], photoelectric conversion [6] and photo-biomass energy conversion [7], among which the photothermal conversion technology utilizing photothermal conversion materials is presently an important way of solar energy …

Synergistic enhancement of photothermal energy storage …

1 · Meanwhile, it can reduce the cost of photothermal energy storage PCMs and further improve the potential of PCM energy storage. ... Peng et al. achieved an impressive light-to-heat conversion efficiency of 62.74% by encapsulating TiO 2 nanorods loaded with Au as a shell layer on the surface of dodecane [13]. These cPCMs have significant latent ...

Ternary mixture thermochromic microcapsules for visible light ...

In addition, the high conversion and storage costs limit its application in many fields [8]. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a photothermal conversion energy storage material with low cost and high energy conversion efficiency to reduce fossil energy consumption and meet the sustainable utilization of energy.

A review on micro-encapsulated phase change materials

EPCMs have gained significant attention among energy storage materials because of their ability to store and release a large amount of heat during phase change, and their ease of integration into existing systems. EPCMs have a wide range of applications, including thermal energy storage [118], thermal management [119], and …

Composite phase change materials with thermal-flexible and …

1. Introduction. With the depletion of fossil energy and the increasingly serious environmental pollution [1], the need to develop renewable energy is becoming increasingly urgent [2].As a kind of clean energy, solar energy is mainly applied in photoelectric and photothermal forms [3].Among them, light and heat have the …

Polypyrrole-coated expanded graphite-based phase change …

The excellent light-harvesting capability facilitates the rapid capture of light energy, which is then converted into thermal energy and stored in PCMs as latent heat. Therefore, the synergistic integration of EG and PPy endows PEG@EG/PPy composite PCMs with excellent photothermal conversion and storage properties due to the …

Advances in flexible hydrogels for light-thermal-electricity energy ...

Application of light-thermal-electricity energy systems. In this section, we describe in detail TECs, TEGs and ITESC for thermoelectric energy systems, solar cells …

Carbonized clay pectin-based aerogel for light-to-heat conversion …

The DDA/ATPP composite PCMs are solar energy storage with stable phase change energy storage and efficient light-to-heat conversion, which are proceeded by a low-cost, practical, and reliable method. Based on these advantages, they have broad application prospects in solar energy collection, conversion, and storage.

High-directional thermally conductive stearic acid/expanded …

Particularly, photothermal energy storage systems that store excess solar energy generated during the day for nighttime utilization are widely adopted. Stearic acid (SA) has garnered significant attention as a recommended PCM due to its favorable properties [5], [6], such as cost-effectiveness, high thermal storage density, non …

Flexible phase change composite materials with simultaneous light ...

1. Introduction. Energy storage technology, which is capable to solve the problem in time and spatial mismatch between energy demand and supply, has attracted much attention from academia and industry [1].As one kind of advanced energy storage materials, phase change materials (PCMs) possess the ability to store thermal energy by …

Polypyrrole‐boosted photothermal energy storage in …

1 INTRODUCTION. Renewable, abundant, and clean solar energy is expected to replace fossil fuels and alleviate the energy crisis. However, intermittentness and instability are the deficiencies of solar energy due to its weather and space dependence. [] Emerging phase change material (PCM)-based photothermal …

Enhancing solar photothermal conversion and energy storage …

The photothermal conversion efficiency (γ) is calculated as the ratio of the latent heat-storage energy to the solar irradiation energy throughout the phase-change process as follows [10]: (4) γ (%) = m Δ H m A P Δ t × 100 where m is the mass of the samples, Δ H m is the melting enthalpy of the samples, Δ t is the time for the sample to ...

Full-wood photoluminescent and photothermic materials for …

The composite owns photoluminescent, photothermic and energy storage property (heat latent of 137.6 J/g), which is environmentally friendly, green and creative. The all-new technique for functional wood composite shows potential for application in energy-saving and optical devices.

MXene/Ag doped hydrated-salt hydrogels with excellent thermal/light …

Hydrogels have excellent heat/light energy storage & photothermal antibacterial properties. ... (PCHs) limits their application in photothermal therapy. The effective combination of solar energy and PCHs requires the assistance of light absorptive materials. Therefore, it is necessary to develop photothermal-responsive PCHs with …

Synergistic enhancement of photothermal energy storage …

1. Introduction. Currently, fossil fuel resources are being gradually depleted, and the world is facing a severe energy crisis. Efforts are being made to promote energy transition, enhance energy utilization efficiency and replace non-renewable energy with sustainable alternatives [1, 2].Solar energy has gained widespread attention thanks to its continuous energy …

Nano Energy

Energy storage during daylight and release at night for driving devices was an effective approach [47], [48]. In the process of photothermal catalysis, the solution was heated by light and accompanied by the storage of large amount of thermal energy owing to the large specific heat capacity of liquid water [49]. Therefore, a solid-liquid phase ...

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