| PCMs | Additive | Light Intensity [mW∙cm−2] | Efficiency [%] | Ref. |
| PW | Au Nanoparticles | 2900 | N/A | [7] |
| PEG | Organic Dye | 300 94 | 94 | [8] |
| PW | CNTs/GO | 42 | N/A | [9] |
| PW | CNTS | 90 | 60 | [10] |
| Fatty Acids | C-SiO2 Aerogel | 100 | N/A | [11] |
| Alcohols | Carbon Aerogel | 100 | N/A | [12] |
| PU | Graphite Foam | 90 | 66.9 | [13] |
| PW | Graphene Foam | 150 | 79.9 | [14] |
| PW | Graphene Aerogels | 100 | 77 | [15] |
| PW | Fe3O4-Graphene | 1000 | 92.4 | [16] |
| n-eicosane | Carbon Foam/Ti2O3 | 87 | 88.2 | [17] |
| PEG | GO | 100 | 87.3 | [18] |
| PW | GO | N/A | N/A | [19] |