The unsustainable nature of energy‐intensive and environmentally unfriendly traditional air
conditioning systems, compacted with recent climate change effects, show an urgent need …

A key component in the conversion process of concentrated solar power (CSP) into thermal
energy is a solar absorber coating. Many experimental and simulated coatings for various …

Daytime radiative cooling shows great promise for cooling terrestrial objects without energy
consumption. Intensive research has yielded numerous material candidates, such as …

The selective broadband absorption of solar radiation plays a crucial role in applying solar
energy. However, despite being a decade-old technology, the rapid and precise designs of …

Perfect ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorbers with a stable performance at high temperatures
and hostile environments are highly required for energy harvesting through solar …

Solar hot water (SHW) systems are widely used to save energy and reduce CO 2 emissions.
The domestic hot water (DHW) usage behavior of occupants has a significant influence on …

Metamaterials (MMs) with artificial structures have extraordinary physical properties that
cannot be found in traditional materials. MMs with electromagnetic wave absorption (MMAs) …

High-efficiency solar metamaterial selective absorbers are indispensable technologies for
new renewable energy, with significant application prospects in realizing high-efficiency …

Efficient absorption of solar spectral radiation is a key requirement in solar heat utilization. In
an effort to achieve this goal, this study investigated slow light effect and magnetic …

Investigation was made of the optical response of metal-dielectric stacks-based cavity
structures embedded with graphene microheaters for the purpose of perfect absorption. The …