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Design and performance evaluation of a dual-circuit thermal energy storage module for air conditioners

Goyal, A., Kozubal, E., Woods, J., Nofal, M., & Al‐Hallaj, S. (2021) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116843 · Cited by 29

Bead-like PCM composite network with reinforced heat storage performance for highly efficient battery cooling

Wang, K., Cai, N., Yu, F., & Wang, M. (2022) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.105335 · Cited by 27

A novel method for multi-scale carbon fiber distribution characterization in cement-based composites

Zheng, T., Guo, H., Gao, J., & Wang, Z. (2019) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.115 · Cited by 27

Thermal management enhancement of photovoltaic panels using phase change material heat sinks with various T-shaped fins

Pu, J., Du, J., Zhang, B., Rong, F., Jiao, F., & Hong, Y. (2024) · Case Studies in Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.csite.2024.104991 · Cited by 26

Liquid Metal Gallium in Metal Inserts for Solar Thermal Energy Storage: A Novel Heat Transfer Enhancement Technique

Salyan, S., M, P. B., Singh, H., Suresh, S., & Reddy, A. S. (2019) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110365 · Cited by 26

Progress and challenges of latent thermal energy storage through external field-dependent heat transfer enhancement methods

Jiang, R., Qian, G., Li, Z., Yu, X., & Lu, Y. (2024) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.132101 · Cited by 25

Three-Dimensional Hollow Reduced Graphene Oxide Tube Assembly for Highly Thermally Conductive Phase Change Composites and Efficient Solar–Thermal Energy Conversion

Li, M., Wang, X., Odom, L., Bryce, K., Zhao, D. F., Shen, J., Ma, Z., Bae, C., Narayanan, S., & Lian, J. (2023) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.3c00546 · Cited by 25

A thermal energy storage composite with sensing function and its thermal conductivity and thermal effusivity enhancement

Lei, H., Fu, C., Zou, Y.-J., Guo, S., & Huo, J.-C. (2019) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c8ta11753e · Cited by 19

Application of phase change material in thermal energy storage systems

Kumar, R., Rao, Y. A., Yadav, A. S., Balu, A., Panda, B. P., Joshi, M., Taneja, S., & Sharma, A. (2022) · Materials Today Proceedings · doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.152 · Cited by 24

Influence of Lignin units on the properties of Lignin/ PAN ‐derived carbon fibers

Zhang, X., Dong, S., Wu, W. H., Yang, J., Li, J., Shi, K., & Liu, H. (2020) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.49274 · Cited by 24

Advancement of biocarbon materials in sustainable thermal and electrochemical energy storage with future outlooks

Mohtasim, M. S., & Das, B. K. (2025) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2025.115779 · Cited by 21

Enhancing Thermal Energy Storage: Investigating the Use of Graphene Nanoplatelets in Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Applications

Muppana, V. N., Fikri, M. A., Samykano, M., Suraparaju, S. K., Rajamony, R. K., Azmi, W. H., & Kadirgama, K. (2024) · Energy Technology · doi:10.1002/ente.202400302 · Cited by 22

Phonon-photon synergy in phase change materials through nano-engineered carbon materials for multifunctional applications

Mohan, M., Manjunath, V., Mehdi, S. M. Z., Soni, S. K., Dewangan, S. K., Lee, H., Awasthi, A., Sharma, A., Sharma, A., Song, E., et al. (2025) · Energy storage materials · doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104142 · Cited by 21

Improvement of thermal energy accumulation by incorporation of carbon nanomaterial into magnesium chloride hexahydrate and magnesium nitrate hexahydrate

Honcová, P., Sádovská, G., Pastvová, J., Košťál, P., Seidel, J., Sazama, P., & Pilař, R. (2021) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.115 · Cited by 21

Structural and thermal properties of paraffin-based graphene and carbon fibre composite phase change materials

Dananjaya, V., Bao, X., Hansika, N., & Abeykoon, C. (2025) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127696 · Cited by 21

Polyethylene Glycol–Calcium Chloride Phase Change Materials with High Thermal Conductivity and Excellent Shape Stability by Introducing Three-Dimensional Carbon/Carbon Fiber Felt

Wu, X., Shi, S., Wang, Y., Tang, B., Guo, L., Gao, Y., Jiang, T., Yang, K., Sun, K., Zhao, Y., et al. (2021) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c05186 · Cited by 20

Use of biochar co-mediated chitosan mesopores to encapsulate alkane and improve thermal properties

Atinafu, D. G., Yang, S., Yun, B. Y., Kang, Y., & Kim, S. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113539 · Cited by 19

Unveiling the effect of molecular chain length on the thermal energy storage capacity and transition temperature of alkane-based phase change composites

Atinafu, D. G., Yun, B. Y., Kwon, E. E., Chang, S. J., & Kim, S. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.142303 · Cited by 19

Safety Methods for Mitigating Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Ion Batteries—A Review

Deng, J., Hu, Z. Q., Chen, J., Zhao, J., & Bai, Z. (2025) · Fire · doi:10.3390/fire8060223 · Cited by 18

Interfacial Engineering of Liquid Metals in Thermal Science and Technology

Zhang, Y., Chen, R., Jiang, M., An, S., Tao, P., Fu, B., Song, C., Wang, J., Deng, T., & Shang, W. (2025) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c18529 · Cited by 17

Review on the construction of thermal conductive organic phase change materials by three-dimensional network method

Shi, S., Jiang, T., Wang, Y., Cao, S., Gui, X., Wu, X., Li, X., Li, W., Sun, K., & Yu, J. (2023) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-023-08875-9 · Cited by 17

Recent advances in 3D interconnected carbon/metal high thermal conductivity composites

Guan, H., He, X., Zhang, Z., Zhang, T., & Qu, X. (2023) · New Carbon Materials · doi:10.1016/s1872-5805(23)60774-7 · Cited by 17

Recent advances in various nanomaterials utilized in geothermal heat exchangers

Cui, Y., Tian, S., Zoras, S., & Zhu, J. T. (2024) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109309 · Cited by 17

High Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability Form-Stable Phase Change Composite Enhanced by a Carbon Fiber Network Structure

Dong, K., Sheng, N., Zou, D., Wang, C., Yi, X., & Nomura, T. (2021) · Crystals · doi:10.3390/cryst11030230 · Cited by 15

Self-luminous, shape-stabilized porous ethyl cellulose phase-change materials for thermal and light energy storage

Shuaib, S. S. A., Niu, Z., Qian, Z., Qi, S., & Yuan, W. (2022) · Cellulose · doi:10.1007/s10570-022-04986-9 · Cited by 15

Development of a multifunctional composite phase change material with superior thermal conductivity, stability, and flame retardancy for battery thermal management

Wu, Y., Lv, L., Li, H., Wei, L., Wu, F., & Zhou, H. (2025) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2025.117577 · Cited by 14

Thermal Interface Engineering in a 3D-Structured Carbon Framework for a Phase-Change Composite with High Thermal Conductivity

Zhang, Y., Jiang, Z., Yu, Q., Ye, C., Liu, J., & Ouyang, T. (2023) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.3c10677 · Cited by 14

A new design of extensible solar-driven thermoelectric array with highly thermo/electro-conductive PCMs as solar receivers, thermal/electric bridges, and voltage fluctuation suppressors simultaneously

Yuan, T., Shang, J., Fang, H., Liu, H., & Bao, C. (2021) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2021.115079 · Cited by 14

Thermoresponsive hydrogels incorporating phase-change energy storage materials for advanced thermal management

Jiang, Z., Tang, J., Zhang, C., Xie, Y., & Chen, J. (2025) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d5py00318k · Cited by 13

Prediction of Electrical Conductivity of Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Based Composites by Deep Neural Networks

Yuan, D., Jiang, W., Zheng, T., Gao, J., Xiao, J., & Ye, W. (2019) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma12233868 · Cited by 13

Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Laminate Composites Constructed with Three-Dimensional Carbon Fiber Felt

Shi, S., Jiang, T., Cao, S., Gui, X., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Yu, W., Lin, D., Xie, H., Li, X., et al. (2024) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.4c02146 · Cited by 13

Multiobjective Optimization of Cement-Based Panels Enhanced with Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials for Building Energy Applications

Bre, F., Caggiano, A., & Koenders, E. (2022) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en15145192 · Cited by 12

Numerical modelling and experimental validation on the discharging performance of paraffin/graphite matrix composite with various configurations of bulk density and wall temperature

Mıtıncık, S., & Yazıcı, M. Y. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.111704 · Cited by 12

Lightweight and thermally insulating carbon-bonded carbon fiber/graphite composite with enhanced in-plane heat-leading functionality for efficient thermal protection materials

Wang, X., Jia, X., Shi, B., Guo, D., Zhou, N., & Xu, B. (2024) · Composites Communications · doi:10.1016/j.coco.2024.102052 · Cited by 12

Analysis of different phase change materials (PCMs) and wall material in a nano-circular space thermal energy storage (TES) system: A molecular dynamics approach

Cao, C., Ali, A. B. M., Hussein, Z. A., Singh, N. S. S., Abdullaeva, B. S., Zubair, A., Salahshour, S., & Baghaei, S. (2025) · International Journal of Thermal Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.109954 · Cited by 11

Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Concise Review

Prasad, N. V. K., Naidu, K. C. B., & Basha, D. B. (2024) · NANO · doi:10.1142/s179329202430010x · Cited by 10

Structural Characterisation and Chemical Stability of Commercial Fibrous Carbons in Molten Lithium Salts

Karakashov, B., Fierro, V., Mathieu, S., Gadonneix, P., Medjahdi, G., & Celzard, A. (2019) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma12244232 · Cited by 6

Thermal properties of myristyl alcohol/polyvinyl butyral/carbon nanotubes as composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Cong, R., Zhang, H., Xu, C., & Fang, G. (2022) · International Journal of Energy Research · doi:10.1002/er.8279 · Cited by 9

A review on recent advances in oriented thermally conductive phase change composites: Preparation, characteristics and applications

Jiang, Z., Li, X., Peng, B., Huang, S., Zhang, X., & Ding, Y. (2024) · Materials Today Sustainability · doi:10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101026 · Cited by 8

Integrating nanomaterials into phase change materials: Trends and future pathways for thermal energy storage

Suraparaju, S. K., Samykano, M., Kadirgama, K., Rajamony, R. K., Said, Z., & Pandey, A. K. (2026) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.131108 · Cited by 8

Preparation and study of high-thermal conductivity phase-change energy-storage materials based on expanded graphite and pitch through high-temperature sintering

Dong, Q., Wu, J., Su, Y., Zhang, H.-H., & Wang, J. (2025) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2025.115748 · Cited by 7

Confined vertical foaming induces graphite crystal orientation: exceptional isotropy of thermal conductivity and anti-leakage properties for phase change systems

Qin, Y., Ding, L., Jiang, Z., Zhang, Y., Ye, C., Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Balogun, M.-S., & Ouyang, T. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d4ta05190d · Cited by 7

Thermal, electrical, and physical properties of novel phase stabilized material: hybrid plastilina nanocomposites for effective thermal management in electronics

Momin, S. A., & Mariatti, M. (2021) · Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics · doi:10.1007/s10854-021-07248-9 · Cited by 7

High Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability Form-Stable Phase Change Composite Enhanced by a Carbon Fiber Network Structure

Dong, K., Sheng, N., Zou, D., Wang, C., Yi, X., & Nomura, T. (2021) · Crystals · doi:10.3390/cryst11030230 · Cited by 15

3D self-bonded porous graphite fiber monolith for phase change material composite with high thermal conductivity

Jiang, Z., Ouyang, T., Ding, L., Li, W., Li, W., & Balogun, M. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.135496 · Cited by 57

Anisotropically enhanced heat transfer properties of phase change material reinforced by graphene-wrapped carbon fibers

Sheng, N., Zhu, R., Nomura, T., Rao, Z., Zhu, C., Aoki, Y., Habazaki, H., & Akiyama, T. (2019) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110280 · Cited by 48

Honeycomb carbon fibers strengthened composite phase change materials for superior thermal energy storage

Sheng, N., Rao, Z., Zhu, C., & Habazaki, H. (2019) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114493 · Cited by 140

High thermal-conductive phase change material by carbon fiber orientation for thermal management and energy conversion application

Hu, J., Yao, Z., Chen, A., Xiao, C., Zhang, G., & Yang, X. (2025) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125566 · Cited by 49