Controllable Supercooling in Phase Change Materials-Advances in Triggering Methods, Lab-Scale Investigations, and Prototype Demonstrations

Jarimi, Hasila; Aydin, Devrim; Su, Yuehong; Riffat, Saffa

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Global Decarbonisation

Volume 1, 2025, Article 2025.005

Review

Controllable Supercooling in Phase Change Materials-Advances in Triggering Methods, Lab-Scale Investigations, and Prototype Demonstrations

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¹Department of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK; Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi Selangor, Malaysia

²Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

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