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<p>Rational structural engineering provides a transformative pathway for designing advanced functional materials based on inorganic phase change materials (PCMs) towards high-density, efficient, and reliable solar-thermal energy storage. Despite their high latent heat, inorganic PCMs face practical challenges including supercooling, low thermal conductivity, and poor light absorption. Recent advances show that rationally designed composite architectures can effectively overcome these limitations, leading to advanced photothermal PCMs (PTPCMs). This review systematically examines the pivotal role of structural engineering in enhancing the performance of inorganic PTPCMs over the past decade, with a dedicated focus on achieving simultaneous high photothermal conversion efficiency and high thermal storage density. It comprehensively elaborates on classified composite types, tailored preparation techniques, and the underlying mechanisms governing photothermal conversion, heat transfer, and phase change storage within these engineered systems. Furthermore, the review explores their application performance across multiple fields, outlines prevailing challenges, and suggests future research directions, thereby offering crucial theoretical and design guidance for next-generation, high-energy-density solar thermal technologies.</p>

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Structural engineering of inorganic PTPCMs for high-efficiency photothermal energy conversion and storage

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年6月3日

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  • Fulai Zhao,
  • Huiyu Chen,
  • Weikang Yuan,
  • Hui Fu,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Enxiang Jiao,
  • Linghang Wang,
  • Yiyu Feng,
  • Wei Feng

摘要

Rational structural engineering provides a transformative pathway for designing advanced functional materials based on inorganic phase change materials (PCMs) towards high-density, efficient, and reliable solar-thermal energy storage. Despite their high latent heat, inorganic PCMs face practical challenges including supercooling, low thermal conductivity, and poor light absorption. Recent advances show that rationally designed composite architectures can effectively overcome these limitations, leading to advanced photothermal PCMs (PTPCMs). This review systematically examines the pivotal role of structural engineering in enhancing the performance of inorganic PTPCMs over the past decade, with a dedicated focus on achieving simultaneous high photothermal conversion efficiency and high thermal storage density. It comprehensively elaborates on classified composite types, tailored preparation techniques, and the underlying mechanisms governing photothermal conversion, heat transfer, and phase change storage within these engineered systems. Furthermore, the review explores their application performance across multiple fields, outlines prevailing challenges, and suggests future research directions, thereby offering crucial theoretical and design guidance for next-generation, high-energy-density solar thermal technologies.