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 …

Applications of radiative sky cooling in solar energy systems: Progress, challenges, and prospects

M Hu, B Zhao, X Ao, J Cao, Q Wang, S Riffat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic energy balance on the earth is jointly governed by solar energy harvesting and
radiative sky cooling. Mainstream solar energy technologies, including photovoltaic …

Development of radiative cooling and its integration with buildings: A comprehensive review

J Chen, L Lu - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling is an appealing heat exchange form based on thermal radiation from
terrestrial objects to outer space, which can be potentially applied to numerous cooling …

Solar and thermal radiation‐modulation materials for building applications

J Chai, J Fan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of solar and thermal radiation of building envelope shows huge energy‐saving
potentials. Existing reviews mainly focus on the materials with fixed solar and thermal optical …

A review on the integration of radiative cooling and solar energy harvesting

S Ahmed, Z Li, MS Javed, T Ma - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With developments in material science and thermal engineering, radiative sky cooling has
received renewed interest as it provides passive cooling energy during both day and night …

A review of radiative sky cooling technology and its application in building systems

T Yan, D Xu, J Meng, X Xu, Z Yu, H Wu - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable energy is becoming increasingly popular in the development of low-carbon
societies. Radiative sky cooling (RSC) technology utilizes long waves in the atmospheric …

Recent advances in material engineering and applications for passive daytime radiative cooling

S Wu, Y Cao, Y Li, W Sun - Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is a game‐changing strategy for cooling, aiming
to alleviate the major problems such as global warming. It is featured with zero energy …

A materials perspective on radiative cooling structures for buildings

W Li, Y Li, KW Shah - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
As a promising climate change mitigation technology, radiative cooling presents an
economical and environmental-friendly approach to alleviate cities from overheating and …

Exploring the cooling potential maps of a radiative sky cooling radiator-assisted ground source heat pump system in China

L Jia, L Lu, J Chen - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Practical implementation of radiative sky cooling (RSC) in an active manner requires
thoughtful system design. This study proposes a hybrid system that combines ground source …

Radiative sky cooling potential maps of China based on atmospheric spectral emissivity

Y Zhu, H Qian, R Yang, D Zhao - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiative sky cooling has broad application prospects in different areas for energy-saving.
Obtaining local cooling potential is critical for guiding the design of radiative cooling system …