Advanced multifunctional composite phase change materials based on photo-responsive materials

Molecular-channel driven actuator with considerations for multiple configurations and color switching

Mu, J., Wang, G., Yan, H., Li, H., Wang, X., Gao, E., Hou, C., Pham, A. T. C., Wu, L., Zhang, Q., et al. (2018) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03032-2 · Cited by 1,458

Synthesis of Carbon Dots with Multiple Color Emission by Controlled Graphitization and Surface Functionalization

Miao, X., Qu, D., Yang, D., Nie, B., Zhao, Y., Fan, H., & Sun, Z. (2017) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201704740 · Cited by 1,254

Review on thermal conductivity enhancement, thermal properties and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage

Lin, Y., Jia, Y., Alva, G., & Fang, G. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.002 · Cited by 910

Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis

Yu, H., Shi, R., Zhao, Y., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Wu, L., Tung, C., & Zhang, T. (2016) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201602581 · Cited by 767

Fatty acids as phase change materials: A review

Yuan, Y., Zhang, N., Tao, W., Cao, X., & He, Y. (2013) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.107 · Cited by 759

Biomimetic nanoflowers by self-assembly of nanozymes to induce intracellular oxidative damage against hypoxic tumors

Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Ju, E., Liu, Z., Cao, F., Chen, Z., Ren, J., & Qu, X. (2018) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05798-x · Cited by 647

Nanoconfined phase change materials for thermal energy applications

Aftab, W., Huang, X., Wu, W., Liang, Z., Mahmood, A., & Zou, R. (2018) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c7ee03587j · Cited by 647

Nanoencapsulation of phase change materials for advanced thermal energy storage systems

Shchukina, E. M., Graham, M., Zheng, Z., & Shchukin, D. G. (2018) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c8cs00099a · Cited by 588

Electro- and Photodriven Phase Change Composites Based on Wax-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Sponges

Chen, L., Zou, R., Xia, W., Liu, Z., Shang, Y., Zhu, J., Wang, Y., Lin, J., Xia, D., & Cao, A. (2012) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn304310n · Cited by 446

Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube/Phase Change Material Composites: Sunlight‐Driven, Reversible, Form‐Stable Phase Transitions for Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Wang, Y., Tang, B., & Zhang, S. (2013) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201203728 · Cited by 405

Phase Change Thermal Storage Materials for Interdisciplinary Applications

Wang, G., Tang, Z., Gao, Y. H., Liu, P., Li, Y., Li, A., & Chen, X. (2023) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00572 · Cited by 571

Carbon-Based Composite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage, Transfer, and Conversion

Chen, X., Cheng, P., Tang, Z., Xu, X., Gao, H., & Wang, G. (2021) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202001274 · Cited by 483

Form-stable phase change composites: Preparation, performance, and applications for thermal energy conversion, storage and management

Wu, M., Wu, S., Cai, Y., Wang, R. Z., & Li, T. (2021) · Energy storage materials · doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2021.07.019 · Cited by 411

Aerogels Meet Phase Change Materials: Fundamentals, Advances, and Beyond

Liu, P., Chen, X., Yang, L., Cheng, P., Tang, Z., Lv, J., Aftab, W., & Wang, G. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c05067 · Cited by 291

Flexible shape-stabilized phase change materials with passive radiative cooling capability for thermal management

Yang, L., Feng, C., Bai, L., Bao, R., Liu, Z., Yang, M., & Yang, W. M. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.131466 · Cited by 219

Photothermal conversion and transfer in photothermal therapy: From macroscale to nanoscale

Ren, Y.-T., Yan, Y., & Qi, H. (2022) · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2022.102753 · Cited by 196

A comprehensive review on solar to thermal energy conversion and storage using phase change materials

Tripathi, B. M., Shukla, S. K., & Rathore, P. K. S. (2023) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2023.108280 · Cited by 180

Infrared radiative modulating textiles for personal thermal management: principle, design and application

He, M., Zhao, B., Yue, X., Chen, Y., Qiu, F., & Zhang, T. (2023) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108821 · Cited by 171

Exploring Next‐Generation Functional Organic Phase Change Composites

Yang, J., Zhou, Y., Yang, L., Feng, C., Bai, L., Yang, M., & Yang, W. M. (2022) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202200792 · Cited by 158

Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels for Antibacterial Applications

Hao, Z., Li, X., Zhang, R., & Zhang, L. (2024) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202400513 · Cited by 135

Nanoparticles anchored strategy to develop 2D MoS2 and MoSe2 based room temperature chemiresistive gas sensors

Kumar, S., Mirzaei, A., Kumar, A., Lee, M. H., Ghahremani, Z., Kim, T., Kim, J., Kwoka, M., Kumar, M., Kim, S. S., et al. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215657 · Cited by 131

Magnetically tightened form-stable phase change materials with modular assembly and geometric conformality features

Lu, Y., Yu, D., Dong, H., Lv, J., Wang, L., Zhou, H., Li, Z., Liu, J., & He, Z. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29090-1 · Cited by 126

Nano-enhanced organic form stable PCMs for medium temperature solar thermal energy harvesting: Recent progresses, challenges, and opportunities

Paul, J., Pandey, A. K., Mishra, Y. N., Said, Z., Mishra, Y. K., Ma, Z., Jacob, J., Kadirgama, K., Samykano, M., & Tyagi, V. V. (2022) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112321 · Cited by 118

Ni@rGO into nickel foam for composite polyethylene glycol and erythritol phase change materials

Yang, R., Huang, X., Zhao, G., Liu, Z., & Wang, G. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.138900 · Cited by 112

Preparation and application of three-dimensional filler network towards organic phase change materials with high performance and multi-functions

Xue, F., Qi, X., Huang, T. K., Tang, C., Zhang, N., & Wang, Y. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.129620 · Cited by 110

Multifunction integration within magnetic CNT-bridged MXene/CoNi based phase change materials

Gao, Y., Chen, X., Xu, J. B., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Liu, X., Li, Y., Li, Y., Lin, J., Gao, H., et al. (2024) · eScience · doi:10.1016/j.esci.2024.100292 · Cited by 110

The marriage of two-dimensional materials and phase change materials for energy storage, conversion and applications

Chen, X., Yu, H., Gao, Y. H., Wang, L., & Wang, G. (2022) · EnergyChem · doi:10.1016/j.enchem.2022.100071 · Cited by 104

Two-dimensional materials and their derivatives for high performance phase change materials: emerging trends and challenges

Liu, H., Sun, K., Shi, X., Yang, H., Dong, H., Kou, Y., Das, P., Wu, Z., & Shi, Q. (2021) · Energy storage materials · doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2021.08.022 · Cited by 97

Phase change composite based on lignin carbon aerogel/nickel foam dual-network for multisource energy harvesting and superb EMI shielding

Yan, R., Huang, Z., Chen, Y., Zhang, L., & Sheng, X. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134233 · Cited by 99

Anisotropically conductive phase change composites enabled by aligned continuous carbon fibers for full-spectrum solar thermal energy harvesting

Zhang, P., Qiu, Y. F., Ye, C., & Li, Q. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.141940 · Cited by 92

Biomass-based shape-stabilized phase change materials for thermal energy storage and multiple energy conversion

Tian, Y., Yang, R., Pan, H., Zheng, N., & Huang, X. (2024) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110440 · Cited by 93

Ultraflexible, Breathable, and Form-Stable Phase Change Fibrous Membranes by Green Electrospinning for Personal Thermal Management

Wu, J., Wang, M., Dong, L., Zhu, C., Shi, J. Y., & Morikawa, H. (2022) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00189 · Cited by 93

Fluorescent thermochromic wood-based composite phase change materials based on aggregation-induced emission carbon dots for visual solar-thermal energy conversion and storage

Liu, Y., Yang, H., Wang, Y., Ma, C., Luo, S., Wu, Z., Zhang, Z., Li, W. H., & Liu, S. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.130426 · Cited by 90

Molecular dynamics simulation on thermal enhancement for carbon nano tubes (CNTs) based phase change materials (PCMs)

Du, Y., Zhou, T., Zhao, C., & Ding, Y. (2021) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122017 · Cited by 89

Photothermal strategies for ice accretion prevention and ice removal

Hao, T., Wang, D., Chen, X., Jazzar, A., Shi, P., Li, C., Wang, H., He, X., & He, Z. (2023) · Applied Physics Reviews · doi:10.1063/5.0148288 · Cited by 89

Ultra‐Stable Phase Change Coatings by Self‐Cross‐Linkable Reactive Poly(ethylene glycol) and MWCNTs

Cui, J., Li, W., Wang, Y., Yu, H., Feng, X., Lou, Z., Shan, W., & Xiong, Y. (2021) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202108000 · Cited by 89

Modification of Phase Change Materials for Electric‐Thermal, Photo‐Thermal, and Magnetic‐Thermal Conversions: A Comprehensive Review

Liu, M., Qian, R., Yang, Y. T., Lu, X., Huang, L., & Zou, D. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202400038 · Cited by 89

Paraffin/polyvinyl alcohol/MXene flexible phase change composite films for thermal management applications

Zheng, J., Deng, Y., Liu, Y., Wu, F., Wang, W., Wang, H., Sun, S., & Lu, J. G. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.139727 · Cited by 86

Scalable Flexible Phase Change Materials with a Swollen Polymer Network Structure for Thermal Energy Storage

Wei, F., Feng, C., Yang, J., Yang, L., Bai, L., Bao, R., Liu, Z., Yang, M., & Yang, W. M. (2021) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.1c20147 · Cited by 83

Novel composite phase change materials supported by oriented carbon fibers for solar thermal energy conversion and storage

Zhang, P., Wang, Y., Qiu, Y. F., Yan, H., Wang, Z., & Li, Q. (2023) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122546 · Cited by 84

Synthesis and Characterization of a Multifunctional Sustained-Release Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Microcapsule with Self-Healing and Flame-Retardancy Properties

Jiang, W., Zhou, G., Duan, J., Liu, D., Zhang, Q., & Tian, F. (2021) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.1c01540 · Cited by 79

Effect of structural characteristics and surface functional groups of biochar on thermal properties of different organic phase change materials: Dominant encapsulation mechanisms

Lv, L., Wang, J., Ji, M., Zhang, Y., Huang, S., Cen, K., & Zhou, H. (2022) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.117 · Cited by 80

Advances in Organic Porous Polymeric‐Supported Photothermal Phase Change Materials

Zhao, F., Yuan, W., Chen, H., Fu, H., Li, Z., Xiao, J. R., & Feng, Y. (2025) · Carbon Energy · doi:10.1002/cey2.719 · Cited by 78

Metal‐based nanomaterials and nanocomposites as promising frontier in cancer chemotherapy

Kumar, S., Shukla, M. K., Sharma, A. K., Jayaprakash, G. K., Tonk, R. K., Chellappan, D. K., Singh, S. K., Dua, K., Ahmed, F., Bhattacharyya, S., et al. (2023) · MedComm · doi:10.1002/mco2.253 · Cited by 77

Passive thermal management systems with phase change material-based methods for lithium-ion batteries: A state-of-the-art review

Pilali, E., Soltani, M., Hatefi, M., Shafiei, S., Salimi, M., & Amidpour, M. (2025) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236345 · Cited by 79

Phase change materials with Fe3O4/GO three-dimensional network structure for acoustic-thermal energy conversion and management

Liu, L., Hu, J. J., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., & Tang, B. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.130789 · Cited by 69

Anisotropic hemp-stem-derived biochar supported phase change materials with efficient solar-thermal energy conversion and storage

Yang, R., Guo, X., Wu, H., Kang, W., Song, K., Li, Y., Huang, X., & Wang, G. (2022) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-022-00162-1 · Cited by 70

Mica-stabilized polyethylene glycol composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage

Zhang, D., Li, C., Lin, N., Xie, B., & Chen, J. (2022) · International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials · doi:10.1007/s12613-021-2357-4 · Cited by 68

Nano-PCM materials: Bridging the gap in energy storage under fluctuating environmental conditions

Thirumalaivasan, N., Gopi, S., Karthik, K., Nangan, S., Kanagaraj, K., & Rajendran, S. (2024) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2024.06.079 · Cited by 73

Recent Advances in Design and Preparation of Polymer-Based Thermal Management Material

Zhang, H., Shi, T., & Ma, A. (2021) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym13162797 · Cited by 68

A novel intrinsic photothermal and flexible solid–solid phase change materials with super mechanical toughness and multi-recyclability

Yang, Y., Cai, X., & Kong, W. (2022) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120564 · Cited by 67

Tightened 1D/3D carbon heterostructure infiltrating phase change materials for solar–thermoelectric energy harvesting: Faster and better

Tang, Z., Cheng, P., Liu, P., Gao, Y. H., Chen, X., & Wang, G. (2023) · Carbon Energy · doi:10.1002/cey2.281 · Cited by 66

Mechanically strong, flexible, and multi-responsive phase change films with a nacre-mimetic structure for wearable thermal management

Zhang, J., Mu, J., Chen, S., & Xu, F. (2022) · Journal of Energy Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2022.08.003 · Cited by 63

Fe3O4/carbon-decorated graphene boosts photothermal conversion and storage of phase change materials

Liu, C., Wang, L., Li, Y., Diao, X., Cheng, D., Li, A., & Chen, X. (2023) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.015 · Cited by 65

Metal-organic framework derived magnetic phase change nanocage for fast-charging solar-thermal energy conversion

Tang, Z., Gao, Y. H., Cheng, P., Jiang, Y., Xu, J., Chen, X., Li, A., & Wang, G. (2022) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107383 · Cited by 61

A review on the recent progress, opportunities, and challenges of 4D printing and bioprinting in regenerative medicine

Pourmasoumi, P., Moghaddam, A., Mahand, S. N., Heidari, F., Moghaddam, Z. S., Arjmand, M., Kuehnert, I., Kruppke, B., Wiesmann, H., & Khonakdar, H. A. (2022) · Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition · doi:10.1080/09205063.2022.2110480 · Cited by 63

Wide temperature range phase change cold energy storage by using esterification between polyethylene glycol and lauric acid

Geng, L., Xiao, T., Jiang, J., Luo, K., Yan, Y., & Liu, C. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.154005 · Cited by 61

In situ preparation of light-driven cellulose-Mxene aerogels based composite phase change materials with simultaneously enhanced light-to-heat conversion, heat transfer and heat storage

Wang, H., Deng, Y., Liu, Y., Wu, F., Wang, W., Jin, H., Zheng, J., & Lei, J. H. (2022) · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing · doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106853 · Cited by 61

Optically Controlled Solid-to-Liquid Phase Transition Materials Based on Azo Compounds

Hu, J., Song, T., Yu, M., & Yu, H. (2023) · Chemistry of Materials · doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00841 · Cited by 60

Flexible engineering of advanced phase change materials

Cheng, P., Tang, Z., Gao, Y. H., Liu, P., Liu, C., & Chen, X. (2022) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.104226 · Cited by 60

Synergizing chemistry: unveiling the potential of hybrid fillers for enhanced performance in shape memory polymers

Bisht, N., Vishwakarma, J., Jaiswal, S., Kumar, P., Srivastava, A. K., Dhand, C., & Dwivedi, N. (2024) · Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials · doi:10.1007/s42114-024-01059-2 · Cited by 62

Multifunctional Actuator Based on Graphene/PDMS Composite Materials with Shape Programmable Configuration and High Photothermal Conversion Capability

Chen, J., Cao, Y., Pei, J., & Zhao, H. (2023) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.3c06041 · Cited by 58

Highly conductive and elastic multi-responsive phase change smart fiber and textile

He, Y., Liu, Q., Tian, M., Zhang, X., Qu, L., Fan, T., & Miao, J. (2023) · Composites Communications · doi:10.1016/j.coco.2023.101772 · Cited by 58

Mechanically strong, healable, and recyclable supramolecular solid–solid phase change materials with high thermal conductivity for thermal energy storage

Zhu, H., Gu, M., Dai, X., Feng, S., Yang, T., Fan, Y., Zhang, J., Fan, D., Lu, Y., Lu, Y., et al. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.153235 · Cited by 58

Grid structure phase change composites with effective solar/electro-thermal conversion for multi-functional thermal application

Lin, F., Liu, X., Leng, G., Bai, Y., Feng, J., Guo, Z., Wang, Z., Huang, Z., Mi, R., Min, X., et al. (2022) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2022.09.077 · Cited by 57

Highly integrated, breathable, metalized phase change fibrous membranes based on hierarchical coaxial fiber structure for multimodal personal thermal management

Wu, J., Wang, M., Dong, L., Zhang, Y., Shi, J. Y., Ohyama, M., Kohsaka, Y., Zhu, C., & Morikawa, H. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.142835 · Cited by 57

Anisotropic reed-stem-derived hierarchical porous biochars supported paraffin wax for efficient solar-thermal energy conversion and storage

Shu, T., Yang, R., Pan, Z., Su, X., Li, S., Wang, P., & Huang, X. (2022) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.106153 · Cited by 56

Accelerating the solar-thermal energy storage via inner-light supplying with optical waveguide

Zhang, Y., Tang, J., Chen, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Ding, M., Zhou, W., Xu, X., Liu, H., & Xue, G. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39190-1 · Cited by 57

Multi-stimuli-responsive luminescence enabled by crown ether anchored chiral antimony halide phosphors

Han, X., Cheng, P., Han, S., Wang, Z., Guan, J., Han, W., Shi, R., Chen, S., Zheng, Y., Xu, J., et al. (2024) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d3sc06362c · Cited by 55

Shape-stable MXene/sodium alginate/carbon nanotubes hybrid phase change material composites for efficient solar energy conversion and storage

Ye, X., Ma, Y., Tian, Z., Sun, H., Zhu, Z., Li, J., Liang, W., & Li, A. (2022) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109794 · Cited by 55

A novel phase change materials used for direct photothermal conversion and efficient thermal storage

Luo, X., Hao, B., Xiang, H., Li, H., & Tao, Z. (2022) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112142 · Cited by 52

Polypyrrole-coated expanded graphite-based phase change materials for photothermal energy storage

Liu, C., Wan, Y., Gao, Y., Dong, C., & Chen, X. (2023) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2023.100376 · Cited by 51

Polyvinylpyrrolidone-bridged MXene skeleton constructed by photothermal assisted sacrificial template method for phase change materials with form stability and photothermal conversion

Chen, Y., Chen, J., Hao, Z., Selim, M. S., Yu, J., & Chen, X. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.142375 · Cited by 51

Engineering attractive interaction in ZIF-based phase change materials for boosting electro- and photo- driven thermal energy storage

Cheng, D., Li, A., Wang, C., Li, J., Gao, H., Chen, X., Wang, Y., Li, L., Zheng, Y. Y., & Wang, G. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.133007 · Cited by 51

Cellulose-derived solid-solid phase change thermal energy storage membrane with switchable optical transparency

Lang, Z., Ju, Y., Wang, Y., Xiao, Z., Wang, H., Liang, D., Li, J., & Xie, Y. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.134851 · Cited by 51

Photoelectromagnetic multimode triggered phase change materials for thermotherapy

Li, Y., Yu, H., Liu, P., Diao, X., Feng, Y., Jiang, Y., & Chen, X. (2024) · SusMat · doi:10.1002/sus2.214 · Cited by 49

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

Super-elastic and shape-stable solid-solid phase change materials for thermal management of electronics

Liao, Y., Li, J., Li, S., & Yang, X. (2022) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.104751 · Cited by 48

Nano-porous carbon-enabled composite phase change materials with high photo-thermal conversion performance for multi-function coating

Tang, Y., Zhao, X., Li, D., Zuo, X., Tang, A., & Yang, H. (2022) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112025 · Cited by 47

Nickel foam/Covalent-Organic Frameworks for composite phase change materials with enhanced solar-thermal energy conversion and storage capacity

Yang, R., Zheng, N., Yu, Z., Zhang, F., Gai, H., Chen, J., & Huang, X. (2023) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120808 · Cited by 47

Endowing photothermal materials with latent heat storage: A state-of-art review on photothermal PCMs

Jiao, K., Liu, L., Wen, T., & Wang, Q. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.156498 · Cited by 47

TC@MF phase change microcapsules with reversibly thermochromic property for temperature response and thermoregulation

Li, Y., Yang, A., Li, Y., Jiang, Z., Chen, Z., Chen, Z., Li, X., Said, Z., Shehzad, N., Waqas, A., et al. (2023) · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132333 · Cited by 46

Healable supramolecular phase change polymers for thermal energy harvesting and storage

Cao, Y., Meng, Y., Jiang, Y., Qian, S., Fan, D., Zhou, X., Qian, Y., Lin, S., Qian, T., & Pan, Q. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.134549 · Cited by 46

Carbon dots efficiently enhance photothermal conversion and storage of organic phase change materials through interfacial interaction

Li, J., Chang, Q. M., Xue, C., Yang, J., & Hu, S. (2022) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2022.11.046 · Cited by 45

Super-flexible phase change materials with a dual-supporting effect for solar thermoelectric conversion in the ocean environment

Zhou, Y., Yang, J., Bai, L., Bao, R., Yang, M., & Yang, W. M. (2022) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d2ta07885f · Cited by 45

Modified Melamine Foam-Based Flexible Phase Change Composites: Enhanced Photothermal Conversion and Shape Memory Properties

Yang, H., Bai, Y., Ge, C., Ma, C., Liang, W., & Zhang, X. (2021) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.1c00184 · Cited by 44

Hybrid silver-graphene nanoparticles enhanced Lauric Acid phase change material for photovoltaic and thermoelectric generator applications: Experimental and simulation analysis

Bhutto, Y. A., Pandey, A. K., Saidur, R., Rathore, P. K. S., & Samykano, M. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.112320 · Cited by 43

Magnetically accelerated thermal energy storage within Fe3O4‐anchored MXene‐based phase change materials

Gao, Y. H., Tang, Z., Chen, X., Yan, J., Jiang, Y., Xu, J., Zhang, T., Wang, L., Liu, Z., & Wang, G. (2022) · Aggregate · doi:10.1002/agt2.248 · Cited by 42

A critical experimental evaluation of hexagonal boron nitride, graphene oxide and graphite as thermally conductive fillers in organic PCMs

Wong, T. L., Vallés, C., Nasser, A. G., & Abeykoon, C. (2023) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2023.108523 · Cited by 42

Flexible phase change composites based on hierarchically porous polypyrrole scaffold for broad-band solar absorption and efficient solar-thermal-electric energy conversion

Liu, Y., Tang, Z., Huang, Z.-J., Jiang, W.-J., Zhu, T.-Y., Chen, J., Yang, J., Qi, X., & Wang, Y. (2024) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110519 · Cited by 42

A review of heat transfer performance enhancement and applications of inorganic salt based shape-stabilized composite phase change materials for medium and high temperature thermal energy storage

Li, C. S., Li, Q., & Ge, R. (2022) · Energy Reports · doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2022.09.073 · Cited by 42

A Dual Gelation Strategy Under Gravity‐Enhanced Orientation to Construct Super‐Strong and Tough Bacterial Cellulose Phase Change Fiber for Wearable Heat Supply

Zhang, D., Liang, Q., Zhang, T., Guan, M., Wang, H., & Chen, S. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202413361 · Cited by 40

Intrinsic photothermal phase change materials with enhanced toughness and flexibility for thermal management in extreme environments

Cui, M., Tian, C., Yang, Y., Huang, L., Liu, Q., Yang, N., Zhao, F., Cai, X., & Kong, W. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.146091 · Cited by 40

Bioinspired Spectrally Selective Phase‐Change Composites for Enhanced Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Xu, Q. P., Liu, X., Luo, Q., Yao, H., Tian, Y., Wang, J., Lv, S., Xuan, Y., & Farid, M. M. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202412066 · Cited by 40

One‐Step Synthesis of Multifunctional Bacterial Cellulose Film‐Based Phase Change Materials with Cross‐Linked Network Structure for Solar–Thermal Energy Conversion, Storage, and Utilization

Zhang, D., Zhang, S., Liang, Q., Song, J., Guan, M., Zhang, T., Chen, S., & Wang, H. (2023) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202307259 · Cited by 40

MOF-derived hierarchical carbon/ZnO hybrid synergistically boosts photothermal conversion and storage capability of phase change materials

Li, A., Wan, Y., Gao, Y., Tang, Z., Xu, J., Huang, M. J., Li, Y., Zhang, X., & Chen, X. (2022) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2022.100277 · Cited by 38

Recent advances and key opportunities on in-plane micro-supercapacitors: From functional microdevices to smart integrated microsystems

Qin, J., Zhang, H., Yang, Z., Wang, X., Das, P., Zhou, F., & Wu, Z. (2023) · Journal of Energy Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2023.01.065 · Cited by 38

Photo- and magneto-responsive highly graphitized carbon based phase change composites for energy conversion and storage

Xu, J., Jiang, Y., Chen, X., Tang, Z., Gao, Y., Huang, M. J., Wan, Y., Cheng, P., & Wang, G. (2022) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2022.100234 · Cited by 38

Hydrazone‐Based AIEgens with Photofluorochromic Ability for Rewritable, Intensity‐Variable, and High‐Resolution Photopattern

Zhang, M., Zhang, J., Alam, P., Li, W., Lam, J. W. Y., Jia, G., & Tang, B. Z. (2023) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202213927 · Cited by 38

An overview of polyethylene glycol composite phase change materials: Preparation, physicochemical properties and application

Xu, X., Sun, Y., Wang, W., Ju, L., Shu, R., & Gu, H. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.114581 · Cited by 37

MXene‐Integrated Solid‐Solid Phase Change Composites for Accelerating Solar‐Thermal Energy Storage and Electric Conversion

Usman, A., Qin, M., Xiong, F., Aftab, W., Shen, Z., Bashir, A., Han, H., Han, S., & Zou, R. (2024) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202301458 · Cited by 37

Controllable heat release of supercooled Erythritol-based phase change materials for long-term thermal energy storage

Pan, M., Wang, D., Wang, L., Dong, N., Xie, H., & Yu, W. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.156058 · Cited by 36

Utilisation of photo-thermal energy and bond enthalpy based on optically triggered formation and dissociation of coordination bonds

Wang, H., Feng, Y., Yu, H., Dong, L., Zhai, F., Tang, J., Ge, J., & Feng, W. (2021) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106401 · Cited by 36

A template-method synthesis of mesoporous-MgO/expanded graphite for enhancing thermal properties of methyl palmitate-lauric acid phase change materials

Li, F., Zhen, H., Li, L., Li, Y., Wang, Q., & Cheng, X. (2022) · Materials Today Energy · doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2022.100999 · Cited by 36

Enhanced thermal storage and photo-thermal conversion composite phase change materials based on MOF-derived carbon for efficient solar energy utilization

Ren, J., Zhang, W., Xuan, Z., Li, L., & Yuan, W. (2023) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2023.110180 · Cited by 35

A novel double-layer lithium-ion battery thermal management system based on composite PCM optimized heat dissipation and preservation in cold climates

Cheng, G., Wang, Z., Tang, T., & He, Y. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.110992 · Cited by 35

Rapid large-capacity storage of renewable solar-/electro-thermal energy within phase-change materials by bioinspired multifunctional meshes

Li, X., Liu, Y., Xu, Y., Hu, T., Fu, B., Song, C., Shang, W., Tao, P., & Deng, T. (2023) · Matter · doi:10.1016/j.matt.2023.09.011 · Cited by 34

Highly stretchable phase change composites for simultaneous health monitoring and thermotherapy

Zhou, Y., Yang, J., Li, W., Yu, P., Zhang, Z., Bai, L., Bao, R., & Yang, W. M. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.144175 · Cited by 33

Exploring electro-thermal conversion in phase change materials: A review

Jia, Z., Hu, C., Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., & Tang, B. (2023) · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing · doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107809 · Cited by 33

Self-Assembly of Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 /β-Bi 2 O 3 S-Scheme Heterostructures for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline

Zhu, B., Dong, Q., Huang, J., Yang, M., Chen, X., Zhai, C., Chen, Q., Wang, B., Tao, H., & Chen, L. B. (2023) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c07899 · Cited by 32

State-of-the-art progress in composite phase change materials for photo-thermal conversion and their multifunctional applications

Yu, X., Tian, Y., Tong, J., Zheng, N., Wang, G., & Huang, X. (2025) · EnergyChem · doi:10.1016/j.enchem.2025.100180 · Cited by 24

Composite phase-change materials for photo-thermal conversion and energy storage：A review

Chai, Z., Fang, M., & Min, X. (2024) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109437 · Cited by 192

Recent Advances in Photo-Responsive Microencapsulated Phase-Change Materials

Yang, C., & Du, B. (2025) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma18215014 · Cited by 4

Preparation strategy of photo-thermal composite phase change materials: A review

Bian, J., Liao, L., & Lv, G. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.114155 · Cited by 18

Multifunctional composite phase change materials: Preparation, enhanced properties and applications

Li, Y., Zhao, X., Li, D., Zuo, X., & Yang, H. (2024) · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing · doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108331 · Cited by 30