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 …

Potential passive cooling methods based on radiation controls in buildings

YH Chan, Y Zhang, T Tennakoon, SC Fu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings inevitably absorb solar (thermal) radiation through the envelope, ie, window, roof
and wall, whose characteristics, in terms of material, thickness, area etc., affects the …

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 …

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 …

Phase change material enhanced radiative cooler for temperature-adaptive thermal regulation

M Yang, H Zhong, T Li, B Wu, Z Wang, D Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Passive radiative cooling (PRC), as an electricity-free and environmentally friendly cooling
strategy, is highly desirable in improving the global energy landscape. Despite numerous …

Radiative cooling of solar cells with micro-grating photonic cooler

B Zhao, K Lu, M Hu, J Liu, L Wu, C Xu, Q Xuan, G Pei - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling of solar cells has been proposed in recent years and has elicited much
interest from fields of materials science to engineering science. Herein, a silica micro-grating …

Bioinspired “aerogel grating” with metasurfaces for durable daytime radiative cooling for year-round energy savings

C Cai, W Chen, Z Wei, C Ding, B Sun, C Gerhard, Y Fu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Passive radiative cooling strategy shows a great potential in mitigating global warming and
reducing energy consumption. However, existing radiative coolers generally show poor …

A trimode textile designed with hierarchical core-shell nanofiber structure for all-weather radiative personal thermal management

Z Yan, H Zhai, D Fan, Q Li - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiative thermal management textile regulates reflectivity, emissivity, and transmissivity to
achieve different thermal functions without any electrical or chemical energy consumption …

A Janus textile capable of radiative subambient cooling and warming for multi‐scenario personal thermal management

K Li, M Li, C Lin, G Liu, Y Li, B Huang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Textiles with radiative cooling/warming capabilities provide a green and effective solution to
personal thermal comfort in different climate scenarios. However, developing multiple‐mode …

Robust integration of energy harvesting with daytime radiative cooling enables wearing thermal comfort self-powered electronic devices

C Fan, Z Long, Y Zhang, A Mensah, H He, Q Wei, P Lv - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Wearable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) exhibit high flexibility and electric output,
and are highly desirable in wearable electronics, soft robotics, and healthcare. Despite …