Random copolymer of poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether)methacrylate as tunable transition temperature solid-solid phase change material for thermal energy storage

Khomein, Piyachai; Nallapaneni, Asritha; Lau, Jonathan; Lilley, Drew; Zhu, Chenhui; Kaur, Sumanjeet; Prasher, Ravi; Liu, Gao

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111030

Title: Random copolymer of poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether)methacrylate as tunable transition temperature solid-solid phase change material for thermal energy storage

Journal Article · Sat Mar 13 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111030· OSTI ID:1780760

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Akron, OH (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Polymer based phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) applications have gained some attention recently due to their high stability and potential solid to solid phase transition. In this work, we are the first to utilize a simple copolymerization strategy for static tunability transition temperature (T_t) of polymeric PCM. The copolymerization between short and long side chain polyethylene glycol based methacrylate polymers was designed to tune T_t with minimum impact on their energy density. Polarized optical microscope and x-ray techniques were also used to understand the relationship between crystal structure and T_t of different copolymer composition which was discussed in the context. The solid to solid transition polymeric PCM were successfully developed with tunable T_t ranged from 18 °C to 35 °C which is suitable toward building envelop applications.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1780760

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1815171

Journal Information:: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 225; ISSN 0927-0248

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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