The indispensable requirement for sustainable development of human society has forced
almost all countries to seek highly efficient and cost‐effective ways to harvest and convert …

Solar selective absorbing coatings directly harvest solar energy in the form of heat. The
higher temperatures are required to drive higher power-cycle efficiencies in favor of lower …

The currently available materials cannot meet the requirements of human thermal comfort
against the hot and cold seasonal temperature fluctuations. In this study, a dual‐mode Janus …

Despite the relevance of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion to many emerging energy
technologies, identifying which aspects of current TPV designs are favorable and where …

Ambient sunlight-driven CO2 methanation cannot be realized due to the temperature being
less than 80° C upon irradiation with dispersed solar energy. In this work, a selective light …

Plasmonic nanostructures enable manipulation of light ranging from ultraviolet, visible to
infrared regime based on steering on a variety of optical resonances. For various …

Low‐cost and large‐area solar–thermal absorbers with superior spectral selectivity and
excellent thermal stability are vital for efficient and large‐scale solar–thermal conversion …

Nowadays, building energy consumption accounts for more than 50% of the total energy
consumption. Exploiting advanced solar energy strategy is of great significance to achieve …

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 …

Titanium nitride (TiN) has emerged as one of the most promising refractory materials for
plasmonic and photonic applications at high temperatures due to its prominent optical …