用于分子太阳能热能存储的光敏光热液晶的相位行为
Beatrice E Jones1,2, Zhihang Wang1, Martijn A Zwijnenburg3
1Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 4, 2025
概括
分子太阳能热能储存利用在液晶相中的亚博光表面活性剂. 这种新的方法增强了同质化和能量储存,
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 可再生能源
- 超分子化学
背景情况:
- 分子太阳能热储能 (MOST) 是一个有前途的可再生能源解决方案.
- 对于MOST应用来说,的可逆E-Z异构化是关键.
- 现有的基于亚博的材料面临着在凝结阶段减少异构化的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 在大多数应用中探索亚烯光表面活性剂 (AzoPS) 的液态晶 (LLC) 阶段.
- 调查基于AzoPS的LLC中的结构,同质化和能量储存的可调性.
- 在这些对光敏感材料中建立结构-异构-度关系.
主要方法:
- 使用最小的溶剂将AzoPS自组装成LLC相.
- 使用小角度X射线散射 (SAXS) 和偏光显微镜进行表征.
- 差分扫描热量计 (DSC) 与现场SAXS相对应,以与能量存储相对应.
主要成果:
- AzoPS可以自组装成具有可调节性质的LLC相.
- 添加溶剂可以提高异构度 (高达20%),增加结构性障碍.
- 达到高达123Jg-1的能量储存密度.
- 在LLC阶段过渡和储能贡献之间建立了直接的相关性.
结论:
- 基于AzoPS的LLC对MOST应用具有显著的前景.
- 调整AzoPS结构,溶剂和度可以控制材料特性.
- 先进的描述为设计高效的太阳能储能设备提供了洞察力.
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