Advancements and challenges in enhancing salt hydrate phase change materials for building energy storage: Optimization methodologies and mechanisms

Special Topic: Energy Systems of Low Carbon Buildings

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Schematic of the contact angle between the crystal nucleus, liquid medium, and substrate surfaces for different structures. (A) The nucleus growing on the surface of a flat substrate [42]. Copyright © 2022, Elsevier. (B) The nucleus growing on the substrate surface under different structures for identical nucleation radii and contact angles.

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