• 文献标题:   Advanced Phase Change Composite by Thermally Annealed Defect-Free Graphene for Thermal Energy Storage
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XIN GQ, SUN HT, SCOTT SM, YAO TK, LU FY, SHAO DL, HU T, WANG GK, RAN G, LIAN J
  • 作者关键词:   phase change material, graphene, thermal energy storage, thermal conductivity, phase change enthalpy
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Xiamen Univ
  • 被引频次:   50
  • DOI:   10.1021/am503619a
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Organic phase change materials (PCMs) have been utilized as latent heat energy storage and release media for effective thermal management. A major challenge exists for organic PCMs in which their low thermal conductivity leads to a slow transient temperature response and reduced heat transfer efficiency. In this work, 2D thermally annealed defect-free graphene sheets (GSs) can be obtained upon high temperature annealing in removing defects and oxygen functional groups. As a result of greatly reduced phonon scattering centers for thermal transport, the incorporation of ultralight weight and defect free graphene applied as nanoscale additives into a phase change composite (PCC) drastically improve thermal conductivity and meanwhile minimize the reduction of heat of fusion. A high thermal conductivity of the defect-free graphene-PCC can be achieved up to 3.55 W/(m K) at a 10 wt % graphene loading. This represents an enhancement of over 600% as compared to pristine graphene-PCC without annealing at a comparable loading, and a 16-fold enhancement than the pure PCM (1-octadecanol). The defect-free graphene-PCC displays rapid temperature response and superior heat transfer capability as compared to the pristine graphene-PCC or pure PCM, enabling transformational thermal energy storage and management.