Phase Change Materials: Design and Applications—Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

The first Special Issue on “Phase Change Materials: Design and Applications” was a great success, with a total of 10 papers accepted for publication. We have therefore decided to extend the opportunity to other researchers who were not able to submit their work to this Special Issue, and it is with this in mind that we are extending this invitation to the Phase Change Materials scientific community to submit your papers to this Special Issue on “Phase Change Materials: Design and Applications—Volume II”, which is devoted to some of the topics of Volume I as well as new ones.

In recent years, science and technology have revolutionized our way of life, improving wellbeing and comfort for all humankind. The discovery of new materials with unique features at the macro- and nanoscales has played a significant part in this advancement. The possibility of producing materials able to perform different functions and of responding to external stimuli will undoubtedly be an extremely important research area for the foreseeable future.

Thermal energy storage systems with phase change materials (PCMs) have been investigated for several applications as they constitute a promising and sustainable method for reduction in fuel and electrical energy consumption. PCMs are compounds that can store thermal energy in the form of latent heat during their phase transition. PCMs have the ability to accumulate and store plenty of energy. The activation of this high storage potential of PCMs is accomplished when their phase is changed.

This Special Issue aims to attract all researchers working in this research field and will collect new findings and recent advances on the development, synthesis, structure–activity relationships, and future applications of PCMs. Research manuscripts and a limited number of review manuscripts are encouraged in the following areas:

• Batteries
• Building/construction
• Energy/thermal storage
• Environmental effects
• Fuel cells
• Recycling
• Solar energy utilization
• Structure–properties relationship
• Sustainable energy and engineering systems

Dr. Ioannis Kartsonakis
Guest Editor

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