• 文献标题:   Low concentration graphene nanoplatelets for shape stabilization and thermal transfer reinforcement of Mannitol: a phase change material for a medium-temperature thermal energy system
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GU J, XIA DH, WANG L, AO WQ, QI ZD
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoplatelet, mannitol, shape stabilization, thermal conductivity reinforcement, phase change material
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   2053-1591
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sci Technol Beijing
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1591/aaaf59
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We report herein a novel series of Mannitol/GNPs (graphene nanoplatelets) composites with incremental GNPs loadings from 1 wt% to 10 wt% for further applications in medium-temperature thermal energy system. The phase change behavior and thermal conductivity of Mannitol/GNPs composite, a nanostructured PCM, have been evaluated as a function of GNPs content. Compared to the pristine Mannitol, the resultant stabilized composite with 8 wt% of GNPs displays an extremely high 1054% enhancement in thermal conductivity, and inherits 92% of phase change enthalpy of bulk MannitolPCM(phase change material). More importantly, 92% Mannitol/GNPs composite still preserves its initial shape without any leakage even when subjected to a 400 consecutive melting/resolidification cycles. The resulting Mannitol composites exhibit excellent chemical compatibility, large phase change enthalpy and improved thermal reliability, as compared to base PCM, which stands distinct in its class of organic with reference to the past literatures.