Thermal performance of nano-architected phase change energetic materials for a next-generation solar harvesting system

• A novel colloidal solution-based solar energy harvesting system is analyzed. • Novel composite phase change materials are developed. • Plasmonic nanoparticles enhance sunlight absorption. • n-Hexadecane, n-Octadecane, and n-Nonadecane augment the heat transfer rate. • Nanoencapsulation improves the heat conversion and thermal storage of solar energy. A new type of colloidal solution is developed by dispersing phase change material-based composite materials with an innovative core/shell structure in water. This solution is designed for both heat conversion and thermal storage of solar radiation. The performance examinations of phase change material (n-Hexadecane, n-Octadecane, n-Nonadecane) and shell material…

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  Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
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  ASPIRE