This review introduces the mechanism and classification of nano light conversion agents and summarises recent advances in the applications of light

Considering rapid development and emerging problems for photo-assisted energy storage devices, this review starts with the fundamentals of batteries and supercapacitors and

Ionic liquids (ILs), often known as green designer solvents, have demonstrated immense application potential in numerous scientific and technological domains. ILs possess high boiling point and low volatility that make them suitable environmentally benign candidates for many potential applications. The more important

Electric Power Research Institute. electric energy storage technology options: a primer on applications, costs & benefits – an EPRI executive summary. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Technical, Update 1020676; 2010.

Importantly, the photothermal conversion and storage efficiency of ODA@MOF/PPy-6% is up to 88.3%. Additionally, our developed MOF-based photothermal composite PCMs also exhibit long-standing antileakage stability, energy storage stability, and

However, thermal storage and release properties of the LHTES are limited for the low thermal conductivity of the PCMs, therefore, the performance enhancement of solar driven LHTES system has become a research hotspot in recent years. Panchabikesan et al. [14] found from the parametric study of PCMs and HTF that the inlet temperature of

Energy-storage devices. 1. Introduction. Graphite ore is a mineral exclusively composed of sp 2 hybridized carbon atoms with p -electrons, found in metamorphic and igneous rocks [1], a good conductor of heat and electricity [2], [3] with high regular stiffness and strength.

It is an intrinsic liquid PTM, preserving the fluidic nature as well as possessing considerable ability for photothermal conversion. In addition to understanding the mechanism of light absorption in the visible and even near infrared windows, two examples are presented to demonstrate the great potential of liquid PTMs in broad areas

Light‐assisted energy storage devices thus provide a potential way to utilize sunlight at a large scale that is both affordable and limitless. Considering rapid development and emerging problems

Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving means of converting light into thermal energy has been of enduring appeal to researchers and the public. With the continuous development of advanced nanotechnologies, a variety of photothermal nanomaterials have been endowed with excellent light harvesting and

The results indicate that adding MXene@Ag nanosheets can impart the phase change hydrogels with remarkable solar-thermal energy conversion and storage performance. In addition to human motion monitoring and thermal management properties, the antimicrobial property of hydrogels is of great significance for human healthcare

Table 1. Comparison of recent works about photocatalysis and photothermal catalysis for plastic recycling and upcycling. Yield = conversion of plastics × selectivity of main product in all detected product. It is hard to calculate the molar amount of the product in works with mixed hydrocarbon products.

2+,Dy3+/light conversion agent; emission; afterglow brightness; afterglow time; rare earths SrAl2O4:Eu ergy-storing materials. The materials can absorb the visi-ble light, store the energy, and gradually release the en-ergy as visible light, which leads to a long

As new fluorescent materials, light wavelength conversion materials (light conversion agents) have attracted increasing attention from scientific researchers and agricultural materials companies

Quantum dots for light conversion, therapeutic and energy storage applications. V. Veeramani, Zhen Bao, +5 authors. Ru‐Shi Liu. Published in Journal of Solid State 1 February 2019. Materials Science, Medicine, Engineering, Physics. View via Publisher. Save to Library. Create Alert.

light-harvesting, because they are used for converting solar and chemical energy on a wider level [18, 19]. Finally, the heat transfer process of photo-thermal energy conversion and storage in hierarchically

Lightweight and flexible solar cells are highly interesting materials for use in new applications, such as spacecraft, aircraft and personal pack load. PbS colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) exhibit a broad and strong light absorption spectrum covering the ultraviolet-visible-near infrared region, allowing for in

This light-to-heat conversion process, where materials can act as light absorbers and efficiently transfer light energy into heat, is called photothermal conversion. (5) The photothermal performance of a

In order to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy waste, efficient energy conversion and storage are current research hotspots. Light-thermal-electricity energy systems can reconcile the limited supply of fossil fuel power generation with the use of renewable and clean energy, contributing to green and sustainable production and living.

The light-to-thermal energy conversion curves combined with infrared images can directly reflect the photothermal conversion capability of samples. After one minute of simulated sunlight ( I = 100 mW/cm 2 ), the temperatures of the three carriers all exceed 55 °C shown in Fig. 7 (a) .

In contrast, light conversion technologies offer unparalleled advantages such as high conversion efficiency, stronger light harvesting, good photostability, and superior biocompatibility. With the flourishing development of nanotechnology, nano light conversion agents have been demonstrated to be alternative tools to traditional artificial

Graphene, well-known for its intrinsic merits containing high mechanical strength, superior thermal and electrical conductivity and efficient wide range of light absorption etc., holds great promise for a range of applications like

The dopants act as luminescent centers, converting the incident excitation into a characteristic light emission that depends on the dopant''s identity []. The most common dopants for luminescent materials are the f-metals, such as the trivalent rare-earths (RE 3+ : Pr, Nd, Eu, Tb, Dy, Er), that emit light after optical transitions within the f

Energy is everywhere in human life, it may exist in electric energy, thermal energy, light energy, chemical energy, mechanical energy and other various forms. [] The energy with different forms can be converted to each other through physical effects or chemical reactions, and the transferring or conversion of these energies often requires the

For a synthetic material to realize the solar energy conversion function of the leaf, the light-absorbing material must capture a solar photon to generate a wireless current that is harnessed by

This can be explained that RTPCMs-C3 and RTPCMs-O3 can more effectively convert light energy into heat energy, showing good photothermal conversion properties. Between 500 and 1500 s, RTPCMs-C3 and RTPCMs-O3 show obvious phase change platform, mainly due to the phase change of the microcapsules and the heat

A novel luminous phosphor SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+/Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+, Dy3+/light conversion agent with both red luminescence characteristics and persistent luminescent performance was prepared. According to the intermediary color law, the color purity of red emission can be controlled by the doping ratio of SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ in

Solar-thermal storage with phase-change material (PCM) plays an important role in solar energy utilization. However, most PCMs own low thermal conductivity which restricts the thermal charging

Moreover, specific attention is given to the advanced applications of form-stable PCCs, including energy conversion, energy storage, and thermal management (Fig. 2), and the perspectives and current challenges are also highlighted.

A novel bidirectional (up and down)-conversion luminescence agent (GdBO3:Yb3+/Tb3+), that can convert UV lights and near-IR lights into visible lights, is employed to enhance the light

Light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidates for energy conversion and storage† Ivan Dominguez-Candela abc, Iman Zulkhairi a, Inmaculada Pintre d, Nurul Fadhilah Kamalul Aripin ef, Jaime Lora-Garcia b, Vicent Fombuena c, M. Blanca Ros d and Alfonso Martinez-Felipe * ag a Chemical Process and Materials Research Group, School

The advent of greenhouses greatly promoted the development of modern agriculture, which freed plants from regional and seasonal constraints. In plant growth, light plays a key role in plant photosynthesis. The photosynthesis of plants can selectively absorb light, and different light wavelengths result in different plant growth reactions. Currently,

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 Author links open overlay panel Heng Wang, Yong Deng, Yilin Liu, Fuzhong Wu, Wenhao Wang, Huixin Jin, Jinlong Zheng, Jie Lei

SrAl 2 O 4:Eu 2+, Dy 3+ /light conversion agent is a new luminous material, which can emit red light in the darkness was fabricated by combining light conversion agent on to SrAl 2 O 4:Eu 2+, Dy 3+ particles. There is energy transfer from SrAl 2 O 4:Eu 2+, Dy 3+ to light conversion agent, leading to red emitting light.

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Here, authors introduce optical waveguide to regulate the solar-thermal conversion interface to enable the fast energy harvesting in solar-thermal energy

Among them, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attractive candidates for light-to-thermal energy applications because of their excellent light absorption and energy conversion [[33], [34], [35]]. For example, Wang et al. reported a polyethylene glycol (PEG)/CNT form-stable PCM composite, which showed excellent light-to-thermal

However, numerous energy conversion bottlenecks in the natural system limits the overall efficiency of photosynthesis; the most efficient plants do not exceed solar storage efficiencies of 1%. Artificial photosynthetic solar-to-fuels cycles may occur at higher intrinsic efficiencies, but they typically terminate at H, with no process installed to

It demonstrates that energy storage and conversion to electrical energy is realized in the [CoGa] crystals, which is different from typical polar pyroelectric

The central line temperature curves of the hot and cold sides of the TEMs are compared in Fig. 7.The highest temperature occurs on TEM-1. The most of the heat is absorbed by TEM-1 resulting in a lower exhaust gas temperature at the outlet section (about x = 90 mm) than at the inlet section (about x = −90 mm).

In this paper, we focus on the energy conversion and storage mechanism of flexible hydrogels in light-thermal-electricity energy conversion systems. We also

The development of innovative electrolytes that can improve the efficiency of renewable energy conversion and storage will play a decisive role to reduce

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Various photo-catalysts (Figure 1) have been used for light-driven conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and derived chemicals.Homogenous photo-catalysts such as organometallic complex including iridium (Magallanes et al., 2019), vanadium (Gazi et al., 2015), iron (Chen et al., 2019), cobalt (Xu et al., 2017) complexes, and some water