Phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A perspective on linking phonon physics to performance

Lilley, Drew; Menon, Akanksha K.; Kaur, Sumanjeet; Lubner, Sean; Prasher, Ravi S.

doi:10.1063/5.0069342

Title: Phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A perspective on linking phonon physics to performance

Journal Article · 13 December 2021 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0069342 · OSTI ID:1855596

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Thermal energy storage is being actively investigated for grid, industrial, and building applications for realizing an all-renewable energy world. Phase change materials (PCMs), which are commonly used in thermal energy storage applications, are difficult to design because they require excellent energy density and thermal transport, both of which are difficult to predict from simple physics-based models. In this Perspective, we describe recent advances in the understanding of the equilibrium and transport properties of PCM materials that can help accelerate technology development. We then emphasize how the microscopic phonon picture of both liquids and solids enables a better understanding of novel PCM systems and their predictive power. Here, we then show how this microscopic picture can be used to understand kinetic processes, such as supercooling, and how it can impact the thermal power output in thermal energy storage systems.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1855596

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 130; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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