The Effects of Solvent Dynamics on the Back Reaction of Solar-Thermal Energy Storage Systems.
Ida Lützen Hoff KjeldsenJulie Franck HøvringAndreas Erbs Hillers-BendtsenKurt V MikkelsenPublished in: The journal of physical chemistry. A (2023)
We have investigated dynamic solvent effects on molecular solar-thermal energy storage systems using models describing the effects of frequency dependent viscosities and dielectric constants on chemical reaction rates. We have utilized the generalized Langevin model for understanding how the reactions are affected by the frequency dependent viscosities and dielectric constants. Our results show that the rate constants of the molecular solar-thermal energy storage systems depend strongly on the dielectric electric solvent properties and the frequency dependent viscosities of the solvents.