On the energy modulation of daytime radiative coolers: A review on infrared emissivity dynamic switch against overcooling

G Ulpiani, G Ranzi, KW Shah, J Feng, M Santamouris - Solar energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling represents one of the boldest answers to tackle the future
cooling needs of the built environment and to mitigate urban heat island effects. Recent …

A review on thermophotovoltaic cell and its applications in energy conversion: issues and recommendations

MMA Gamel, HJ Lee, WESWA Rashid, PJ Ker, LK Yau… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Generally, waste heat is redundantly released into the surrounding by anthropogenic
activities without strategized planning. Consequently, urban heat islands and global …

A miniaturized folded square split ring resonator cell based dual band polarization insensitive metamaterial absorber for C-and Ku-band applications

M Berka, U Özkaya, T Islam, M El Ghzaoui… - Optical and Quantum …, 2023 - Springer
In this article, a compact dual-band metamaterial absorber (MMA) is suggested for the
purpose of solid materials sensing in the C-and Ku-wireless bands. The proposed MMA is …

Validity of Kirchhoff's law for semitransparent films made of anisotropic materials

ZM Zhang, X Wu, C Fu - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Kirchhoff's law relates the emittance and absorptance of an object and has played an
important role in radiative heat transfer calculations for many engineering applications …

Simulation of the microwave five-band a perfect metamaterial absorber for the 5G communication‏‎

SA Mohammed, RAK Albadri, KSL Al-Badri - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study proposes a five-band perfect metamaterials absorber (MMA) for 5G
communication in the K-and Ka-bands of the microwave range. The MMA design is based …

Thermal metamaterials: From static to dynamic heat manipulation

C Fan, CL Wu, Y Wang, B Wang, J Wang - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Static and dynamic metamaterials have been extensively studied for their ability to
manipulate different physical fields and directed to broad applications. Because the …

Thermally-switchable spectrally-selective infrared metamaterial absorber/emitter by tuning magnetic polariton with a phase-change VO2 layer

L Long, S Taylor, X Ying, L Wang - Materials Today Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A metamaterial made of submicron aluminum disks on phase-change vanadium dioxide (VO
2) thin film, which is synthesized by furnace oxidation method, has been fabricated by metal …

Performance improvement of photovoltaic cells using night radiative cooling technology in a PV/T collector

A Zaite, N Belouaggadia, C Abid, M Ezzine - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar radiation absorbed by the photovoltaic thermal systems and not transformed into
electricity creates a thermal problem that significantly influences the reliability and efficiency …

Magnetically tunable multiband near-field radiative heat transfer between two graphene sheets

L Ge, K Gong, Y Cang, Y Luo, X Shi, Y Wu - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) is strongly related with many applications such as
near-field imaging, thermo-photovoltaics and thermal circuit devices. The active control of …

Thermal rectifiers: Physical mechanisms and potential applications in buildings

H Zhang, Y Wu, T Shi, Q Wang, C Wang, Q Chen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings and reducing carbon dioxide emissions is an
urgent priority to achieve carbon neutrality goals. Thermal rectifiers are unique asymmetric …