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Peer Review Journal of Solar & Photoenergy Systems

Light Energy Conversion and Storage by Phase Change Materials

  • Open or CloseAsit Baran Samui*

    Institute of Chemical Technology, India

    *Corresponding author: Asit Baran Samui, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India

Submission: September 10, 2018;Published: October 16, 2018

Volume1 Issue2
October, 2019

Abstract

There are constant efforts to minimize the energy load by using phase change materials (PCM). The development of PCM has reached a stage where the applications can be planned with desirable properties. Together with development of PCM strategies one parallel area is slowly growing, which is the use of PCM and its nanocomposites for tapping solar energy in addition to the existing photovoltaic solar cells. There are some efforts to commercialize the technologies. More and more efforts are being done to store the thermal energy by using molecular strategies. The present paper discusses some of the developments in the area of tapping light energy for generation of heat and its storage.

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