Progress in passive daytime radiative cooling: A review from optical mechanism, performance test, and application
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 (PDRC) can achieve sub-ambient temperatures without …
Emerging materials and engineering strategies for performance advance of radiative sky cooling technology
J Liu, Y Zhang, S Li, C Valenzuela, S Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growing global warming and climate change, the demand for clean cooling
technologies has witnessed a sharp increase. Radiative sky cooling (RSC) can dissipate …
technologies has witnessed a sharp increase. Radiative sky cooling (RSC) can dissipate …
Radiative sky cooling thermal concentration with cooling power exceeding one kW per square meter
The world's first demonstration of passive radiative cooling under the sun in 2014 attracted
substantial attention due to its ubiquitous and passive nature. Numerous nanophotonic and …
substantial attention due to its ubiquitous and passive nature. Numerous nanophotonic and …
Flexible structural polyethylene films for dynamically tunable energy harvesting from the sun and outer space
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) achieves a sub-ambient temperature without any
electricity input, which is of great significance for global energy savings and minimum …
electricity input, which is of great significance for global energy savings and minimum …
Majorization theory for unitary control of optical absorption and emission
Unitary control changes the absorption and emission of an object by transforming the
external light modes. It is widely used and underlies coherent perfect absorption. Yet two …
external light modes. It is widely used and underlies coherent perfect absorption. Yet two …
[HTML][HTML] Strong multi-band nonreciprocal radiation with Fibonacci multilayer involving Weyl semimetal
J Wu, YM Qing - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
The strong multi-band nonreciprocal radiation with Fibonacci multilayer is studied. It consists
of a Weyl semimetal planar and a dielectric layer on a Fibonacci multilayer and a metal …
of a Weyl semimetal planar and a dielectric layer on a Fibonacci multilayer and a metal …
Characterization and performance enhancement of radiative cooling on circular surfaces
The performance of radiative cooling depends on the view factor between the cooling
surface and the sky. To maximize cooling power, horizontal radiative cooling surfaces are …
surface and the sky. To maximize cooling power, horizontal radiative cooling surfaces are …
Dynamical Janus‐Like Behavior Excited by Passive Cold‐Heat Modulation in the Earth‐Sun/Universe System: Opportunities and Challenges
The utilization of solar‐thermal energy and universal cold energy has led to many innovative
designs that achieve effective temperature regulation in different application scenarios …
designs that achieve effective temperature regulation in different application scenarios …
Enhancing nonreciprocal thermal radiation in Weyl semimetals based on optical Tamm states by integrating with photonic crystals
Weyl semimetals (WSs) have shown great potential in realizing nonreciprocal thermal
radiation. In this work, we demonstrate that the nonreciprocal thermal radiation can be …
radiation. In this work, we demonstrate that the nonreciprocal thermal radiation can be …
[HTML][HTML] Directional thermal emission and display using pixelated non-imaging micro-optics
Thermal radiation is intrinsically broadband, incoherent and non-directional. The ability to
beam thermal energy preferentially in one direction is not only of fundamental importance …
beam thermal energy preferentially in one direction is not only of fundamental importance …