Photonics and thermodynamics concepts in radiative cooling

S Fan, W Li - Nature Photonics, 2022 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a ubiquitous passive process that uses photon heat flow to carry away
energy and entropy. Radiative cooling processes have been studied in the scientific …

Scalable multifunctional radiative cooling materials

MC Huang, M Yang, XJ Guo, CH Xue, HD Wang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) with zero energy consumption and pollution is
regarded as one of the most feasible solutions to replace conventional electrical cooling in …

Temperature-adaptive radiative coating for all-season household thermal regulation

K Tang, K Dong, J Li, MP Gordon, FG Reichertz, H Kim… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The sky is a natural heat sink that has been extensively used for passive radiative cooling of
households. A lot of focus has been on maximizing the radiative cooling power of roof …

Self‐adhesive polydimethylsiloxane foam materials decorated with MXene/cellulose nanofiber interconnected network for versatile functionalities

HY Chen, ZY Chen, M Mao, YY Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) foam as one of next‐generation polymer foam materials
shows poor surface adhesion and limited functionality, which greatly restricts its potential …

Dual-mode porous polymeric films with coral-like hierarchical structure for all-day radiative cooling and heating

M Shi, Z Song, J Ni, X Du, Y Cao, Y Yang, W Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Passive radiative cooling (PRC) and passive radiative heating (PRH) have drawn increasing
attention as green and sustainable cooling and heating approaches, respectively. Existing …

Advances in photothermal regulation strategies: from efficient solar heating to daytime passive cooling

L Zhu, L Tian, S Jiang, L Han, Y Liang, Q Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal regulation concerning solar harvesting and repelling has recently attracted
significant interest due to the fast-growing research focus in the areas of solar heating for …

Dynamic electrochromism for all-season radiative thermoregulation

C Sui, J Pu, TH Chen, J Liang, YT Lai, Y Rao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Radiative thermoregulation can reduce the energy consumption for heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning (HVAC) in buildings, and therefore contribute substantially to climate …

Review of radiative cooling materials: Performance evaluation and design approaches

X Yu, J Chan, C Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
As the planet warms, keeping cool without releasing greenhouse gases will be a challenge,
but radiative cooling technology is poised to meet this goal. Hundreds of radiative cooling …

Thermo‐optically designed scalable photonic films with high thermal conductivity for subambient and above‐ambient radiative cooling

P Li, A Wang, J Fan, Q Kang, P Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Radiative cooling is a promising passive cooling technology that reflects sunlight and emits
heat to deep space without any energy consumption. Current research mainly focuses on …

Ti3C2Tx MXene-Decorated Nanoporous Polyethylene Textile for Passive and Active Personal Precision Heating

M Shi, M Shen, X Guo, X Jin, Y Cao, Y Yang, W Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heating the human body to maintain a relatively constant temperature is pivotal for various
human functions. However, most of the current heating strategies are energy-consuming …