Photonics Empowered Passive Radiative Cooling [PDF]
Advanced Photonics Research, 2021 Passive radiative cooling has recently received renewed interest because of its unprecedented capabilities in cooling terrestrial objects below ambient air temperature without external energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission.
Yinan Zhang +5 more
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A structural polymer for highly efficient all-day passive radiative cooling [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 There still remains a big challenge in fabricating highly efficient and low-cost radiative coolers for all-day and all-climates. Here, the authors report a hierarchically structured polymethyl methacrylate film with a micropore array combined with random
Tong Wang +5 more
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Research Progress of Porous Radiative Cooling Films Based on Phase Separation Method [PDF]
NanomaterialsIn recent years, against the backdrop of increasingly prominent global climate change and environmental issues, high-efficiency cooling technologies and energy-saving materials have become key research focuses.
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Thermoregulating textiles and fibrous materials for passive radiative cooling functionality
Materials & Design, 2023 Developing thermoregulating textiles based on passive radiative cooling strategies has recently attracted considerable attention as an emerging means of providing localised thermoregulation for wearers.
Esfandiar Pakdel, Xungai Wang
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A Triple-Layer Membrane with Hybrid Evaporation and Radiation for Building Cooling
Energies, 2023 Passive cooling for thermal comfort improvement has received extensive attention for its low energy consumption. However, most of the existing passive cooling technologies require a complex system design and supporting equipment, since they cool the ...
Mingran Mao +4 more
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Estimation of multi-layer coating efficiency for passive radiative cooling [PDF]
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Авиационно-ракетное и энергетическое машиностроение", 2021 Passive radiative cooling is a promising direction in energy conservation and environmental protection. One of the ways to increase the efficiency of radiative cooling systems is the use of multi-layer coatings. In recent years, several novel materials
S. S. Jenblat, O. V. Volkova
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Perspectives on the Applications of Radiative Cooling in Buildings and Electric Cars
Energies, 2023 Cooling energy consumption is a major contributor to various sectors in hot climates with a significant number of warm days throughout the year. Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption, with approximately ∼30–40% of that used for cooling in
N. S. Susan Mousavi, Brian Azzopardi
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Highly suppressed solar absorption in a daytime radiative cooler designed by genetic algorithm
Nanophotonics, 2021 Here, we report a selective multilayer emitter for eco-friendly daytime passive radiative cooling. The types of materials and thickness of up to 10 layers of the multilayer structure are optimized by a genetic algorithm.
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Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit
Nano Research Energy, 2023 Radiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation
Houze Yao +6 more
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Switchable radiative cooling and solar heating for sustainable thermal management
Nanophotonics, 2023 Radiative thermal management technologies that utilize thermal radiation from nano/microstructure for cooling and heating have gained significant attention in sustainable energy research.
Yoo Myung Jin +5 more
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