A sort of novel bifunctional microencapsulated phase change material (PCM) was designed by encapsulating n-eicosane into a crystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) shell and, then, was successfully synthesized through in-situ polycondensation in the sol–gel process using tetrabutyl titanate as a...

A sort of new phase change material (PCM) microcapsules based on n-octadecane core and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) shell was synthesized through a self-assembly method to enhance the thermal conductivity and serving durability. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirmed that the CaCO3 wall...

Magnetic microcapsules based on an n-eicosane core and Fe3O4/SiO2 hybrid shell were designed as a new type of dual-functional phase change materials. A series of magnetic microcapsule samples were synthesized through a two-step route. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were first self-assembled on the...