Innovative method of metal coating of microcapsules containing phase change materials

Solar Energy

Volumn 129, Issue , 2016, Pages 54-64

  Al Shannaq, Refat ^a,b   Kurdi, Jamal ^c   Al Muhtaseb, Shaheen ^b   Farid, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

^c University of Doha for Science and Technology   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Electroless plating; Metal coating; PCM microcapsules; Silver; Thermal conductivity enhancement

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ELECTROLESS PLATING; METAL COATINGS; METALS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CHEMISORPTION SITES; DOPAMINE; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MICROCAPSULES; SELF-POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL CYCLING TEST;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

CATALYSIS; COATING; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROCARBON; INNOVATION; METAL; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMER; SHELL; SILVER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84957807379     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.01.043     Document Type: Article

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