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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JP;
Takahiro Nomura, Hokkaido, JP;
Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroki Sakai, Hokkaido, JP;
Shunsuke Cho, Hokkaido, JP;
Kohei Kashiyama, Hokkaido, JP;
Kenji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Miya, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshitaka Shibuya, Ibaraki, JP;
National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JP;
Abstract
A microcapsule for latent heat storage materials includes a metal core containing Zn and Al and a shell covering the metal core. The shell of the microcapsule includes an oxide film containing Zn and O, and an oxide film containing Al and O adjacent to an inner side of the oxide film containing Zn and O. In the microcapsule, a mass ratio of ZnAlOis 4% or less. The mass ratio is determined by analyzing the microcapsule by an XRD (X-ray diffractometer) device and subjecting results to quantitative analysis using a RIR (Reference Integrity Ratio) method.