Latent heat storage performance of a layered perovskite-type compound, 1-C14H29NH3）2ZnCl4（C14Zn）,embedded in a series of silica gel（SG） with pore sizes of d = 15–200 nm is investigated using differential scannin...Latent heat storage performance of a layered perovskite-type compound, 1-C14H29NH3）2ZnCl4（C14Zn）,embedded in a series of silica gel（SG） with pore sizes of d = 15–200 nm is investigated using differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, and powder X-ray diffractions（XRD）. C14Zn in the nanopores of silica gel shows size-dependent phase transition temperature, enthalpy change and supercooling. They have a stable transition temperature and heat capacity at each size in a short-term thermal cycling. Similar Xray diffraction patterns are observed for the nano-sized and the bulk C（14）Zn. The encapsulation of a phase change material in nanopores is a new way of tuning its thermal energy storage properties for a wider range of temperature regulation.展开更多
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文摘Latent heat storage performance of a layered perovskite-type compound, 1-C14H29NH3）2ZnCl4（C14Zn）,embedded in a series of silica gel（SG） with pore sizes of d = 15–200 nm is investigated using differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, and powder X-ray diffractions（XRD）. C14Zn in the nanopores of silica gel shows size-dependent phase transition temperature, enthalpy change and supercooling. They have a stable transition temperature and heat capacity at each size in a short-term thermal cycling. Similar Xray diffraction patterns are observed for the nano-sized and the bulk C（14）Zn. The encapsulation of a phase change material in nanopores is a new way of tuning its thermal energy storage properties for a wider range of temperature regulation.
