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The effect of the geometry and content of the modified carbon nanotubes on the thermal properties of the composite phase-change materials

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In this paper, ultrasonic dispersion and surface chemical modification were used to prepare the modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/paraffin composite phase-change materials (PCMs). The surface modification of MWNTs was developed via coating MWNTs with silica dioxide. The modified MWNTs were marked as SiO2@MWNTs. The phase-change properties, thermal stability and chemical functional groups of the MWNTs/paraffin composite PCMs were measured by differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, respectively. The results indicated that paraffin and MWNTs were compound physically. The diameter and content of MWNTs had influence on the phase-change temperature and the latent heat of the MWNTs/paraffin composite PCMs. The smaller the diameter or larger content of the SiO2@MWNTs, the greater the influence was. The reduction degree of PCM1(the diameter of the SiO2@MWNTs is 20–30 nm) in latent heat is about 4.5 times of that of PCM3(the diameter of the SiO2@MWNTs is larger than 50 nm). The thermal stability and the thermal conductivity of the composite PCMs were improved with the addition of the SiO2@MWNTs. When the content of SiO2@MWNTs is 5 mass%, the thermal conductivity of the paraffin PCMs is 0.383 W m−1 K−1).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51178102) which is financed by the National Natural Science Fund Committee. Financial support from Key R&D Program of Hunan Province (2018WK2111).

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  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Min Li & Qiwen Chen

  2. Engineering Research Center of Building Equipment, Energy, and Environment, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Min Li

  3. College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411100, China

    Caiqian Yang

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Li, M., Chen, Q. & Yang, C. The effect of the geometry and content of the modified carbon nanotubes on the thermal properties of the composite phase-change materials. J Therm Anal Calorim 143, 103–112 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-09177-6

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