Abstract. Phase change energy storage microcapsules (PCESM) improve energy utilization by controlling the temperature of the surrounding environment of the phase change material to store and release heat. In this paper, a phase change energy storage thermochromic liquid crystal display (PCES-TC-LCD) is designed and prepared …
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The Review discusses the state-of-the-art polymer nanocomposites from three key aspects: dipole activity, breakdown resistance and heat tolerance for capacitive energy storage applications.
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In addition, for polymer-based composites, the polymer matrix usually determines the dielectric properties, thermal properties, and energy storage ability of proposed composites [71,79,80]. In this section, different types of dielectric polymers are discussed, and their dielectric and energy storage performance are summarized in Table …
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The present-day global scenario drives excessive usage of electronic gadgets and automobiles, which calls for the use of solid polymer electrolytes for lightweight, compact, and longer life cycle of devices. On the other hand, the energy demand for fossil fuels necessitates a quest for alternative energy sources. Hence, …
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A novel PEO/E8 liquid crystal based composite solid polymer electrolyte membranes complexed with NaIO 4 salt were prepared by the solution casting technique. The composite-salt complexations were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, micro-Raman and X-ray photoelectron …
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The latent heat storage is also known as phase change heat storage, which is accomplished by absorbing and releasing thermal energy during phase transition [2, 66, 67]. Compared with conventional sensible heat storage, latent heat storage has high storage density owing to its high enthalpy change during the phase change process.
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Solid electrolytes like gel-polymer electrolytes and ionogels electrolytes, which are derived from ILs, are also found to be suitable for powering energy storage systems. Ion-conducting polymeric films can also be prepared by cross-linking the polymerizable side-chains in the self-assembled systems including liquid electrolytes, …
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It is an urgent issue to enhance the energy storage capacity of dielectric film capacitors for their miniaturization and integration into lightweight electronic devices under the premise …
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New materials will be used for the preparation of liquid crystals. 274, 275, 276 LC polymers may be more important in the field of energy, environment and biotechnology due to their unique nature ...
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liquid crystal monomer is in situ polymerised into a liquid crystal polymer with a high intrinsic ... J. et al. Ladderphane copolymers for high-temperature capacitive energy storage. Nature 615 ...
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The implementation of a liquid crystal based latent thermal storage in DSG CSP plants has been performed for both 50 MW e and 100 MW e plant sizes and different cases of storage capacity and steam working conditions. The reference DSG CSP plants considered in the calculations assume power blocks with 37.5% thermal to electrical …
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Mike JF, Lutkenhaus JL. Recent advances in conjugated polymer energy storage. J Polym Sci B ... by cooperative interaction of polyviologen and liquid crystals for efficient charge storage.
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1. Introduction The development of innovative electrolytes that can improve the efficiency of renewable energy conversion and storage will play a decisive role to reduce greenhouse emissions and reach net-zero targets globally. 1 Liquid crystals hold promise as advanced materials in different renewable technologies, due to their ability to interact with, and …
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Here, a photoresponsive fluorescent liquid crystal polymer (LCP) was constructed by the copolymerization of one LC monomer (CH) and another fluorescent monomer containing α-cyanostilbene units (TP) through …
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Abstract. Abstract: The development of novel high-performance electrolytes is an important method to solve the problems including safety hazard and insufficient energy density facing traditional lithium ion batteries. Liquid-crystalline electrolytes maintain fluidity of liquid and the anisotropy of crystal, so that it can be mixed with lithium ...
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[11][12][13] For example, when the IL has ions with large ionic structure in its composition, e.g., large imidazolium, ammonium and phosphonium cations, it can assume a liquid crystal function ...
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The electrical energy density measurements for 3,6-bis(5-(Dodecyloxy) pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (LCTZ12) liquid crystals with 6 cationic centers in …
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Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals, PDLCs, are formed by liquid crystal droplets embedded in a polymer matrix, which can assume different liquid crystal …
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Electrical energy storage capability. Discharged energy density and charge–discharge efficiency of c-BCB/BNNS with 10 vol% of BNNSs and high- Tg polymer dielectrics measured at 150 °C (A, B), 200 °C (C, D) and 250 °C (E, F). Reproduced from Li et al. [123] with permission from Springer Nature.
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Rewritable optical storage has been obtained in a spiropyran doped liquid crystal polymer film. Pictures can be recorded on films upon irradiation with UV light and they can be rapidly erased ...
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High-dielectric constant (high-K) polymer nanocomposites based on nematic liquid crystals and CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 (CCTO) …
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Among them, lithium batteries have an essential position in many energy storage devices due to their high energy density [6], [7]. ... Thus, a novel flexible disc-shaped liquid crystal (DLC) crosslinked solid polymer electrolyte (DLCCSPE) with controlled ion (Fig. 5 ...
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The applications of liquid crystals in the field of renewable, clean and sustainable technologies of energy storage are of utmost importance at present. This paper delves into dielectric spectroscopic studies of a weakly polar nematic liquid crystal (NLC) enriched with an anthraquinone dye. The primary objective is to assess the impact of …
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In electrochemical energy storage systems (EESs), the primary components are electrodes, electrolytes, and separators. Among these, electrolytes play a crucial role as they serve as the core medium for charge transport. They enable the smooth movement of ionic charge carriers, thereby sustaining the device reactions.
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Liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) have drawn much interest because of their superior properties and widespread applications in high-performance polymer fibers, optics, energy storage, shape memory, surface modification, data storage, actuator, etc. LCPs can self-assemble into various liquid crystalline (LC) phases, such as nematic, …
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High-dielectric constant (high-K) polymer nanocomposites based on nematic liquid crystals and CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 (CCTO) nanoparticles have been prepared. The host matrix is polymer dispersed …
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Nematic liquid crystal elastomers (LCE). exhibit unique mechanical properties such as large loss behaviour, which makes these materials interesting for damping applications. Here, the authors ...
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The experimental results have evidenced that the energy conversion efficiency could be improved by 2–3% for the silicon photovoltaic cells, under direct sunlight or at no inclination, when the liquid crystal polymer precursor solution is prepared at 5%.
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In a different approach in employing liquid crystals for electronics applications, there have been some preliminary studies in doping a polymer electrolyte mixture with a nematic liquid crystal. Polymer electrolytes star-shaped LC copolymers with PEO/LiClO4 exhibited the best performance, reduced crystallinity and efficient …
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For single dielectric materials, it appears to exist a trade-off between dielectric permittivity and breakdown strength, polymers with high E b and ceramics with high ε r are the two extremes [15] g. 1 b illustrates the dielectric constant, breakdown strength, and energy density of various dielectric materials such as pristine polymers, …
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We have assessed the potential of light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidate materials for energy conversion and storage applications. …
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Light-responsive materials capable of undergoing photoinduced molecular transformation are excellent candidates for energy storage. Herein, we report a promising new liquid crystalline terpolymer that is capable of …
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