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June 27, 2019
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AMADEUS: Next generation materials and solid state devices for ultra high temperature energy storage and conversion

Publicated to: Aip Conference Proceedings. 2033 (170004-1): 170004-1-170004 - 2018-11-08 2033(170004-1), DOI: 10.1063/1.5067168

Authors:

Datas, Alejandro; Belen Cristobal, Ana; del Canizo, Carlos; Antolin, Elisa; Beaughon, Michel; Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos; Nikolopoulos, Aristeidis; Zeneli, Myrto; Sobczak, Natalia; Polkowski, Wojciech; Tangstad, Merete; Safarian, Jafar; Trucchi, Daniele M; Bellucci, Alessandro; Girolami, Marco; Marx, Roman; Bestenlehner, Dominik; Lang, Stephan; Vitulano, Aniello; Sabbatella, Gianfranco; Marti, Antonio
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Affiliations

Center For Research And Technology - Hellas - Author
Centre for High Temperature Studies - Author
CNR, ISM, Res Area Roma 1,Via Salaria Km 29-300, I-00015 Rome, Italy - Author
Ctr Res & Technol Hellas, Chem Proc & Energy Resources Inst, Egialias 52, GR-15125 Athens, Greece - Author
Foundry Res Inst, Ctr High Temp Studies, Zakopianska 73 Str, PL-30418 Krakow, Poland - Author
Ionvac Proc SRL, Viale Anchise, I-00040 Rome, Italy - Author
Ionvac Process SRL. - Author
Istituto Di Struttura Della Materia, Montellibreti - Author
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet - Author
Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Alfred Getz Vei 2, Trondheim, Norway - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, Solar Energy Inst, Avda Complutense 30, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Stuttgart, Inst Thermodynam & Thermal Engn, Pfaffenwaldring 6, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universitat Stuttgart - Author
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Abstract

© 2018 Author(s). Starting in January 2017, AMADEUS (www.amadeus-project.eu) is the first project funded by the European Commission to research on a new generation of materials and solid state devices for ultra-high temperature energy storage and conversion. By exploring storage temperatures well beyond 1000 °C the project aims at breaking the mark of ∼ 600°C rarely exceeded by current state of the art thermal energy storage (TES) systems. AMADEUS Project, through a collaborative research between seven European partners, aims to develop a novel concept of latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems with unprecedented high energy density. One of the main objectives of the project is to create new PCMs (phase change materials) with latent heat in the range of 1000-2000 kWh/m 3 , an order of magnitude greater than that of typical salt-based PCMs used in concentrated solar power (CSP), along with developing advanced thermal insulation, PCM casing designs, and novel solid-state heat to power conversion technologies able to operate at temperatures in the range of 1000-2000 °C. In particular, the project will investigate Silicon-Boron alloys as PCMs and hybrid thermionic-photovoltaic (TIPV) devices for heat-to-power conversion. This paper describes the project R&D activities and the main results that have been attained during the first 6 months of work. This includes the first wettability and solubility analysis of liquid Si-B alloys, the numerical simulation of silicon phase-change and heat loss analysis through thermal insulation cover, as well as the first steps for the realization of the two main AMADEUS proof-of-concept experiments: the TIPV converter, and the full LHTES device.
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Keywords

Affordable and clean energy

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Aip Conference Proceedings, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Physics and Astronomy (Miscellaneous), give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.82, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-12-19, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 22
  • Scopus: 35
  • Open Alex: 38
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-19:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 54.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 53 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 7 - Affordable and clean energy, with a probability of 82% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany; Greece; Italy; Norway; Poland.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DATAS MEDINA, ALEJANDRO) and Last Author (MARTI VEGA, ANTONIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DATAS MEDINA, ALEJANDRO.

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