Highly Transparent Phase Change Smart Windows Enabled by Refractive-Index-Matched n-Octadecane@SiO

Fusen Yang, Zhixing Zhang, Yiyu Feng, Mengmeng Qin, Wei Feng

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fusen YangTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.

Zhixing ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.

Yiyu FengTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.

Mengmeng QinTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.

Wei FengTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5816-7343

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 52173078National Natural Science Foundation of China 52327802National Natural Science Foundation of China Nos. 52130303National Natural Science Foundation of China U25A20254

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of phase change materials (PCMs) for window applications with both high optical transparency and effective temperature regulation is crucial for passive energy saving. However, liquid leakage during phase transition and enhanced interfacial light scattering often cause fluctuations in optical transmittance and deterioration of image clarity. To address these challenges, a highly transparent phase change composite was constructed via a microencapsulation strategy. Submicron core-shell microcapsules were fabricated using n-octadecane as the core and silica as the shell, enabling effective encapsulation of the liquid PCM component. The resulting microcapsules exhibited a high melting enthalpy of 155.3 J g

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microcapsulephase changethermal managementtransparency

Identifiers

PMID42274653

DOI10.3390/nano16110648

PMCPMC13257580

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