▎ 摘 要
NOVELTY - Composition (C1) comprises galactitol and mannitol in a weight ratio of 9:1-1:9. USE - The composition is useful in a microcapsule and a thermal composite, and in a phase change material which is useful as a thermal conductivity substrate for flexible graphene electronic devices, as an electrode in a battery, in a thermal storage device which is a shell tube device, in a heat exchange device and in a thermal storage unit (all claimed). ADVANTAGE - The composition utilizes porous metal materials that have high porosity, high surface area and light weight. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for: (1) a microcapsule comprising the composition (C1); (2) a thermal composite comprising the composition (C1) and a thermal conductivity modulator; (3) a thermal storage device comprising the composition (C1), the microcapsule, or the thermal composite; (4) a method (M1) of forming carbon nanotubes on a carbon substrate, comprising: (a) depositing a buffer layer on the carbon substrate by atomic layer deposition; (b) depositing a catalyst on the carbon substrate and/or buffer layer; and (c) contacting the carbon substrate with a working gas at an elevated temperature to form carbon nanotubes on the carbon substrate; (5) a composition (C2) comprising a conformal layer of carbon nanotubes on a porous substrate; (6) a composition (C3) comprising a layer of carbon nanotubes on a carbon substrate and a phase change material; (7) a method (M2) for contacting a phase change material with a composition comprising a layer of carbon nanotubes on a carbon substrate, comprising plasma treating the layer of carbon nanotubes on a carbon substrate; and (8) a thermal storage unit comprising: a heat exchange path through which a heat exchange medium flows; and a thermal storage medium in thermal contact with the heat exchange path, where the thermal storage medium comprises a composite which comprises a porous thermally conductive matrix and the phase change material disposed within the porous thermally conductive matrix.