CAI Hongbing, SUI Anze, ZENG Lingke, CHENG Xiaosu, WANG Hui, LIU Pingan, ZHANG Yongxiang

(College of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640)

Abstract: This paper analyzed the fabrication processes and the pros and cons of different phase change materials, described in detail the present status of the research at home and abroad on these materials, esp. the progress in those composites of international concern, pointed out the problems with the fabrication methods and predicted the tendency in the research of new phase change materials.

Key words: phase change material, composite phase change material, thermally conductive fiber, sol-gel