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 …

Micro‐nano porous structure for efficient daytime radiative sky cooling

J Liu, H Tang, C Jiang, S Wu, L Ye… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the aggravation of global warming and extreme weather, cooling demand has
witnessed a continuous increase and is expected to increase tenfold by 2050. Radiative sky …

A solution-processed radiative cooling glass

X Zhao, T Li, H Xie, H Liu, L Wang, Y Qu, SC Li, S Liu… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Passive daytime radiative cooling materials could reduce the energy needed for building
cooling up to 60% by reflecting sunlight and emitting long-wave infrared (LWIR) radiation …

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 …

Hierarchically structured passive radiative cooling ceramic with high solar reflectivity

K Lin, S Chen, Y Zeng, TC Ho, Y Zhu, X Wang, F Liu… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Passive radiative cooling using nanophotonic structures is limited by its high cost and poor
compatibility with existing end uses, whereas polymeric photonic alternatives lack weather …

Hierarchical-morphology metafabric for scalable passive daytime radiative cooling

S Zeng, S Pian, M Su, Z Wang, M Wu, X Liu, M Chen… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Incorporating passive radiative cooling structures into personal thermal management
technologies could effectively defend humans against intensifying global climate change …

Ultrawhite BaSO4 Paints and Films for Remarkable Daytime Subambient Radiative Cooling

X Li, J Peoples, P Yao, X Ruan - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Radiative cooling is a passive cooling technology that offers great promises to reduce space
cooling cost, combat the urban island effect, and alleviate the global warming. To achieve …

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 …

Self-adaptive integration of photothermal and radiative cooling for continuous energy harvesting from the sun and outer space

X Ao, B Li, B Zhao, M Hu, H Ren… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The sun (∼ 6,000 K) and outer space (∼ 3 K) are two significant renewable thermodynamic
resources for human beings on Earth. The solar thermal conversion by photothermal (PT) …