Nickel foam encapsulated phase change composites with outstanding electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal management capability

•The PW-based SSPCCs were fabricated via simple vacuum impregnation technology and solution encapsulation process.•The maximum total shielding effectiveness (SET) of SSPCC-25 is 88.2 dB.•The crystallization enthalpy and melting enthalpy of SSPCC-25 are 172.9 J/g and 172.7 J/g.•The obtained SSPCCs owns outstanding photo-to-thermal and the magnetic-to-thermal conversion performance.•The obtained SSPCCs owns excellent thermal reusability.