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High Performing Biobased Ionic Liquid Crystal Electrolytes for Supercapacitors | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Production and storage of energy in a highly efficient and environmentally sustainable way is a demand of the current century to meet the growing global energy requirement. Design and development of novel materials and processes that allow precise control over the electrochemical behavior and conductivity of electrolytes is necessary for acquiring such …

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Homogeneous intercalated graphene/manganic oxide hybrid fiber electrode assembly by non-liquid-crystal spinning for wearable energy storage ...

For example, liquid-crystal GO/MnO X-30 dispersion showed large micrometer-scale agglomerations (Fig. 1 (a, b) with immobile gel property (left picture inset in Fig. 1 (e)). The reason might be that strong interface interaction among GO sheets (hydrogen bond, π-π interaction, and Van der Waals'' force) was unfavorable for mixing …

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Achieving synergistic improvement in dielectric constant and energy storage properties of all-organic liquid crystal …

It is an urgent issue to enhance the energy storage capacity of dielectric film capacitors for their miniaturization and integration into lightweight electronic devices under the premise of large-scale industrial production. In this work, via selecting a low-cost liquid crystal small molecule (4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl, denoted as 5CB) as the organic filler, a series of all …

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Polymer/liquid crystal nanocomposites for energy storage …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), composed of micro-sized liquid crystal domains embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, are an important class …

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Energy saving phase change energy storage thermochromic liquid crystal …

Abstract. Phase change energy storage microcapsules (PCESM) improve energy utilization by controlling the temperature of the surrounding environment of the phase change material to store and release heat. In this paper, a phase change energy storage thermochromic liquid crystal display (PCES-TC-LCD) is designed and prepared …

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Liquid crystals: a new approach for latent heat storage

However, while these investigations are still at preliminary steps, problems of scalability for high storage capacity values are already expected. 2. LIQUID CRYSTALS AS LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIALS. The new approach proposed here is the use of alternative PCMs that absorb/release energy when they undergo a change between two fluid phases.

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Roadmap on ionic liquid crystal electrolytes for energy storage …

Design and mechanism of ionic liquid crystal for energy storage devices Supercapacitors are frequently used as electrochemical energy storage devices. Supercapacitors are considerably superior to traditional energy storage devices because of their quicker charge–discharge rates, high power density, longer service life, and higher cycle stability …

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Ionic Liquids/Ionic Liquid Crystals for Safe Ionic and Sustainable Liquids/Ionic Energy Liquid Storage Crystals …

Apart from the above discussed energy applications, ionic liquids and ionic liquid crystals were also exploited in systems like thin film transistors, thermo-electrochemical cells, hydro-gen storage applications, etc. Application of ILs/ILCs with more eco-friendly nature will gen-erate safe and sustainable energy storage for the future.

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Dielectric spectroscopy of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals: …

resistor and the interfacial capacitors act as reversible energy storage reservoirs, lowering the restoring force (mass) of the PCG mode and producing strong reactive dielectric behavior. Anal-ysis of data from a variety of experiments on ferroelectric liquid crystals F

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Roadmap on ionic liquid crystal electrolytes for energy storage …

In electrochemical energy storage systems (EESs), the primary components are electrodes, electrolytes, and separators. Among these, electrolytes play a crucial role as they serve as the core medium for charge transport. They enable the smooth movement of ionic charge carriers, thereby sustaining the device reactions.

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Novel nanocomposites based on Tetrazine liquid crystals for …

The electrical energy density measurements for 3,6-bis(5-(Dodecyloxy) pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (LCTZ12) liquid crystals with 6 cationic centers in …

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A Lyotropic Liquid‐Crystal‐Based Assembly Avenue toward Highly Oriented Vanadium Pentoxide/Graphene Films for Flexible Energy Storage …

A novel lyotropic liquid-crystal (LC) based assembly strategy is developed for the first time, to fabricate composite films of vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5) nanobelts and graphene oxide (GO) sheets, with highly oriented layered structures is found that similar ...

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Liquid Crystals: A Different Approach for Storing Latent Energy in …

By using liquid crystalstwo main benefits are expected: energy exchange will take place by convection –thus a two tank system configuration is applicable-, and the …

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Examining Energy Storage Potential in Weakly Polar Nematic Liquid Crystals …

The applications of liquid crystals in the field of renewable, clean and sustainable technologies of energy storage are of utmost importance at present. This paper delves into dielectric spectroscopic studies of a weakly polar nematic liquid crystal (NLC) enriched with an anthraquinone dye. The primary objective is to assess the impact of …

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Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems Based on Discotic Nematic Liquid Crystals …

Solid-state solar thermal fuels (SSTFs) serve as efficient means of storing solar energy as chemical potential energy in a closed loop system and releasing it as heat on-demand. An ideal SSTF requires photoswitchability in visible-region without any external heating as well as extended storage times.

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(PDF) Ionic Liquids/Ionic Liquid Crystals for Safe and …

Our goal in this chapter is to survey the key developments in the field of ionic liquid crystalline electrolytes and to generate curiosity in the wider research community in tackling challenges...

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Assembly of 1T′-MoS 2 based fibers for flexible energy storage

The liquid crystalline suspensions were then assembled into macroscopic 1T′-MoS 2 fibers via a simple and cost-effective dry-spinning process. A similar process can be used for the preparation of 1T′-MoS 2 /graphene oxide (1T′-MoS 2 /GO) fibers from 1T′-MoS 2 /GO 2D/2D composite liquid crystals.

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Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems Based on Discotic …

Abstract. Solid-state solar thermal fuels (SSTFs) serve as efficient means of storing solar energy as chemical potential energy in a closed loop system and …

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Ordered mesogenic units-containing hyperbranched star liquid crystal …

Lithium batteries are among the best accepted technologies to meet the energy storage needs for regenerative energy use [1]. The traditional organic electrolytes for commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are well-established in the consumer good market due to their excellent interfacial contact with electrodes and electrochemical performance …

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Achieving synergistic improvement in dielectric and energy storage …

In response to the increasing demand for miniaturization and lightweight equipment, as well as the challenges of application in harsh environments, there is an urgent need to explore the new generation of high-temperature-resistant film capacitors with excellent energy storage properties. In this study, we r

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Examining Energy Storage Potential in Weakly Polar Nematic Liquid Crystals …

2 Liquid Crystal Research Lab, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India; agashikha1995@ ... nologies of energy storage are of utmost importance at present ...

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Crystals | Special Issue : Crystals for Thermal Energy Storage

The heat transfer and system aspects of TES already have a great momentum within many scientific journals. However, the fundamental, experimental and numerical investigations that evolve around the crystalline materials of TES are the focus of this Special Issue entitled "Crystals for Thermal Energy Storage".

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The Novel Ionic Liquid and Its Related Self-Assembly in the Areas of Energy Storage …

The incorporation of ILs and advanced energy storage and conversion technology seems to be a nice strategy to meet the increasing demand for clean and sustainable energy. [] However, traditional ILs based on ammonium, alkylpyridinium, dialkylimidazolium, and phosphonium cations, are generally expensive, …

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Energy Storage: A Lyotropic Liquid‐Crystal‐Based Assembly Avenue toward Highly Oriented Vanadium Pentoxide/Graphene Films for Flexible Energy ...

In article number 1606269, Haiqing Liu, Dongqing Wu, Xinliang Feng, and co-workers develop a lyotropic liquid crystal based assembly strategy to fabricate composite films of vanadium pentoxide nanobelts and graphene oxide sheets. The obtained composite films ...

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(PDF) Light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidates for energy conversion and storage …

We have assessed the potential of light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidate materials for energy conversion and storage applications. Fig. S1. Picture of the experimental setting ...

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Energy saving phase change energy storage thermochromic liquid crystal …

Phase change energy storage microcapsules (PCESM) improve energy utilization by controlling the temperature of the surrounding environment of the phase change material to store and release heat. In this paper, a phase change energy storage thermochromic liquid crystal display (PCES-TC-LCD) is designed and prepared for the first time.

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Polymer/liquid crystal nanocomposites for energy storage …

Liquid Crystals Laboratoy, Network Central Laboratories, National Research Centre, NRC, Cairo, Egypt ... This presumed ratio could be accentuated as a potential candidate for energy storage application with respect to the considerations of device fabrications. ...

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Light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidates for energy conversion and storage …

We have assessed the potential of light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidate materials for energy conversion and storage applications. Samples comprise two chromophore bent-core compounds containing either one (IP33) or two (IP31) azobenzene groups, and their 5% (molar) mixtures with one non-chromophore bent-core compound …

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Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Analysis of Liquid Air Energy …

Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is one of the most promising technologies for power generation and storage, enabling power generation during peak …

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Role of Graphene Oxide Liquid Crystals in …

The formation of liquid crystal (LC) phases in graphene oxide (GO) aqueous solution is utilized to develop high-performance supercapacitors. To investigate the effect of LC formation on the …

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Liquid crystals: a new approach for latent heat storage

This review introduces an innovative application of liquid crystals as phase change materials in thermal storage systems for processes where steam is the …

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