This invention discloses a photothermal synergistic
phase change composite thin film based on a heterostructure and its preparation method, belonging to the technical field of
nanomaterials and composite
phase change materials. The composite thin film includes a heterostructured photothermal carrier film and a
phase change material confined and loaded thereon. The heterostructured photothermal carrier film uses
manganese oxide coated with a
carbon layer as a framework, with heterostructured functional units composed of
metal particles constructed in situ on its surface.
Sodium manganate, as a precursor film for the heterostructure construction, is modified with a
metal-organic coordination structure and derivatized in an
inert atmosphere to form a heterostructure interface on its surface where the
carbon layer and
metal particles are coupled in situ, further confining and loading the
phase change material. The
carbon layer and metal particles form a tightly contacted interface structure on the
manganese oxide surface, which enhances light absorption and regulates heat conduction behavior under illumination, thereby achieving efficient conversion of
light energy into
heat energy and synergistically completing the storage and release of
heat energy with the
phase change material. This invention effectively improves the
photothermal conversion efficiency and
thermal energy utilization performance of composite films by constructing a heterogeneous structure interface
coupling carbon
layers and metal particles. The resulting
composite film has rapid heating, stable heat storage and good cycle stability, and has good application prospects in the fields of solar thermal storage and thermal management.