Tunable thermal transport in phase change materials using inverse micellar templating and nanofillers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13972-13980

  Angayarkanni, S A ^a   Philip, John ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; MICELLES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PARAFFINS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DISPERSIBILITIES; FIRST-ORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS; INTERFACIAL THERMAL RESISTANCE; INVERSE MICELLES; SURFACE-MODIFIED; SURFACTANT MICELLES; THERMAL CONTRASTS; THERMAL TRANSPORT;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84918548863     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503209y     Document Type: Article

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