Progress in passive daytime radiative cooling: A review from optical mechanism, performance test, and application

Y Dong, X Zhang, L Chen, W Meng, C Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
By exploiting the 3 K coldness of outer space as heat sink of terrestrial thermal radiation,
passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) can achieve sub-ambient temperatures without …

Passive daytime radiative cooling materials toward real-world applications

C Wang, H Chen, F Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging cooling technique of a sunshine-
exposed terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the deep-cold outer space. It is …

A facile and effective design for dynamic thermal management based on synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

N Guo, L Yu, C Shi, H Yan, M Chen - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive solar heating and radiative cooling have attracted great interest in global energy
consumption reduction due to their unique electricity-free advantage. However, static single …

A dual-selective thermal emitter with enhanced subambient radiative cooling performance

X Wu, J Li, F Xie, XE Wu, S Zhao, Q Jiang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a zero-energy technology that enables subambient cooling by emitting
heat into outer space (~ 3 K) through the atmospheric transparent windows. However …

Combined daytime radiative cooling and solar photovoltaic/thermal hybrid system for year-round energy saving in buildings

Q Xuan, N Yang, M Kai, C Wang, B Jiang, X Liu, G Li… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar thermal, photovoltaic, and radiative cooling are the three main methods to harvest
solar radiation and universe coldness for building energy conservation and carbon-emission …

Bionic hierarchical metalized thermally responsive dynamic daytime passive radiative cooling nanocomposites

J Yan, M Han, L Zhu, X Zhang, M Xu, M She… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive heat management technology holds significant promise in mitigating the fossil
energy crisis. However, most current passive radiative cooling textiles merely reflect …

Integrated triboelectric nanogenerator and radiative cooler for all-weather transparent glass surfaces

G Lee, H Kang, J Yun, D Chae, M Jeong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sustainable energies from weather are the most ubiquitous and non-depleted resources.
However, existing devices exploiting weather-dependent energies are sensitive to weather …

Self-sustained and Insulated Radiative/Evaporative Cooler for Daytime Subambient Passive Cooling

L Yu, Y Huang, Y Zhao, Z Rao, W Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive cooling technologies are one of the promising solutions to the global energy crisis
due to no consumption of fossil fuels during operation. However, the existing radiative and …

Reversed Yolk–Shell Dielectric Scatterers for Advanced Radiative Cooling

P Li, Y Liu, X Liu, A Wang, W Liu, N Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive daytime radiative cooling dissipates heat from surfaces by reflecting sunlight and
emitting infrared radiation to the cold outer space, featuring a zero‐energy consumption …

Biological optics, photonics and bioinspired radiative cooling

Z Yan, H Zhai, D Fan, Q Li - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling with eco-friendly and zero-energy advantages is considered one of the
most viable solutions to address the conflict between traditional energy-intensive cooling …