Nanoencapsulation of Organic Phase Change Materials in Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) for Energy Storage and Conversion

Inés Adam-Cervera; Jose Huerta-Recasens; Clara M Gómez; Mario Culebras; Rafael Muñoz-Espí

doi:10.3390/polym16010100

Nanoencapsulation of Organic Phase Change Materials in Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) for Energy Storage and Conversion

Polymers (Basel). 2023 Dec 28;16(1):100. doi: 10.3390/polym16010100.

Authors

Inés Adam-Cervera¹, Jose Huerta-Recasens¹, Clara M Gómez¹, Mario Culebras¹, Rafael Muñoz-Espí¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV), University of Valencia, Catedràtic José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.

Abstract

This work focuses on the encapsulation of two organic phase change materials (PCMs), hexadecane and octadecane, through the formation of nanocapsules of the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) obtained by oxidative polymerization in miniemulsion. The energy storage capacity of nanoparticles is studied by preparing polymer films on supporting substrates. The results indicate that the prepared systems can store and later release thermal energy in the form of latent heat efficiently, which is of vital importance to increase the efficiency of future thermoelectric devices.

Keywords: PEDOT; conducting polymer; latent heat storage; miniemulsion polymerization; nanoencapsulation; oxidative polymerization; phase change material (PCM); thermoelectric generator (TEG).

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