Aerogels Meet Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals, Advances, and Beyond

Benefiting from the inherent properties of ultralight weight, ultrahigh porosity, ultrahigh specific surface area, adjustable thermal/electrical conductivities, and mechanical flexibility, aerogels are considered ideal supporting alternatives to efficiently encapsulate phase change materials (PCMs) and rationalize phase transformation behaviors. The marriage of versatile aerogels and PCMs is a milestone in pioneering advanced multifunctional composite PCMs. Emerging aerogel-based composite PCMs with high energy storage density are accepted as a cutting-edge thermal energy storage (TES) concept, enabling advanced functionality of PCMs. Considering the lack of a timely and comprehensive review on aerogel-based…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 51902025
• CP
  China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

  Awards: 2019M660520, 2020T130060
• CU
  Central University Basic Research Fund of China

  Awards: FRF-BD-20-07A, 2019NTST29