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 …

Metamaterials‐Based Photoelectric Conversion: From Microwave to Optical Range

M Chai, Y Wang, C Chen, Z Zhao… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectric conversion (PC) is an essential process for the devices based on the utilization
of electrical signals, such as solar cells, sensors, imaging, and communication. As an …

Comprehensive evaluation and analysis of a porous polymer coating for highly efficient passive radiative cooling

Y Gao, X Song, P Zhang - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing global energy consumption has brought intense concerns about the
deficiency of non-renewable energy resources. In the meantime, cooling inevitably plays an …

A simultaneous material‐device optimization for plasmonic devices: a combined ab initio and electromagnetic simulation for photothermal transducers

TD Ngo, TP Tran, HD Ngo… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A novel seamless approach combining first‐principles calculations and electromagnetic
device simulations is demonstrated to assess an appropriate compound material, together …

Tuning emittance in films of plasmonic metal oxide nanocrystals for daytime radiative cooling

DW Davies, BJ Roman, DJ Milliron - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling offers a passive, low-cost option for thermal management without
expending energy on intensive active cooling mechanisms. Doped metal oxide nanocrystals …

A transparent zinc oxide based metamaterial for perfect absorption of long-wavelength and mid-wavelength infrared spectral bands

VP Shrivastava, K Radhawal, S Rawat… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
A high absorption capabilities in atmospheric transparency windows lies at mid-wavelength
infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) region is important for various …

Tuning of reciprocal plasmonic metasurface resonances by ultra-thin conformal coatings

M McLamb, S Park, VP Stinson, Y Li, N Shuchi… - Optics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metamaterials, in the form of perfect absorbers, have recently received attention for sensing
and light-harvesting applications. The fabrication of such metamaterials involves several …

A Study on the Radiation Cooling Characteristics of Cerambycini Latreille

J Xu, D Liu - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The severe climate and energy issues require more environmentally friendly and efficient
cooling methods. Radiative cooling offers a cooling solution with significant advantages …

Epsilon-Near-Zero Metal Oxide-Based Spectrally Selective Reflectors

S Dey, K PS, DJ Nagar, J Mitra - ACS Applied Optical Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials can significantly contribute to the advancement of
spectrally selective coatings aimed at enhancing the efficient use of solar radiation and …

Metal-insulator-metal strip spectroscopic infrared photothermal absorber based on uniaxially oriented plasmonic lanthanum hexaboride films

PT Tran, TD Ngo, HD Ngo, ØS Handegård… - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We report the fabrication of a mid-infrared device using LaB_6–Al_2O_3–LaB_6 trilayers,
with an array of LaB_6 strips as the top layer. Uniaxially oriented lanthanum hexaboride …