Fabrication and Characterization of Polyurea-Polyurethane/Silver Bilayer Shell Phase Change Nanocapsules
摘要
Composite dual-layer shell phase change capsules have received attention due to their excellent thermal storage capacity, high thermal conductivityThermal conductivity, and good thermal stability. In this study, a method combining in-situ polymerization and liquid-phase reduction was proposed to prepare polyurea-polyurethane organic phase change nanocapsulesPhase change nanocapsules. Firstly, a polyurea-polyurethane shell is formed on the surface of the core material of butyl stearate through in-situ polymerization method. Afterwards, a layer of silver shell is formed on the surface of the previously prepared phase change capsules which have polyurea-polyurethane shell using the liquid-phase reduction method. Finally, the polyurea-polyurethane/silver shell phase change nanocapsulesPhase change nanocapsules are obtained. The volume encapsulation efficiency of the dual-layer shell phase change nanocapsulesPhase change nanocapsules prepared reaches 82.39%. The thermal conductivityThermal conductivity is 2.164 W/(m·K), indicating an improvement in thermal conductivityThermal conductivity compared with the nanocapsules without the silver shell. After 1000 thermal cycles, minimal enthalpy loss during melting and solidificationSolidification suggests excellent thermal reliability.