PCMs	Phase change materials
TEOS	Tetraethyl orthosilicate
CTAB	Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide
VTES	Vinyltriethoxysilane
DEAP	2,2-Diethoxyacetophenone
EGDMA	Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
XRD	X-ray powder diffractometer
FT-IR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
UV–Vis	Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy
TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
DTG	Derivative thermogravimetry
O/W	Oil/water