Applications of radiative sky cooling in solar energy systems: Progress, challenges, and prospects

M Hu, B Zhao, X Ao, J Cao, Q Wang, S Riffat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic energy balance on the earth is jointly governed by solar energy harvesting and
radiative sky cooling. Mainstream solar energy technologies, including photovoltaic …

Tunable photovoltaics: adapting solar cell technologies to versatile applications

H Meddeb, M Götz‐Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer viable and sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing energy
demand and to meet the pressing climate targets. The deployment of conventional PV …

Self-hygroscopic and smart color-changing hydrogels as coolers for improving energy conversion efficiency of electronics

X Mu, XL Shi, J Zhou, H Chen, T Yang, Y Wang, L Miao… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials as a potential passive cooling solution is widely used to cool
electronic devices, since the high temperature accompanied by the continuous operation of …

A review on the integration of radiative cooling and solar energy harvesting

S Ahmed, Z Li, MS Javed, T Ma - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With developments in material science and thermal engineering, radiative sky cooling has
received renewed interest as it provides passive cooling energy during both day and night …

Spectrally selective approaches for passive cooling of solar cells: A review

B Zhao, M Hu, X Ao, Q Xuan, G Pei - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste heat is generated in solar cells during the daytime because they operate with a
limited electrical efficiency. Moreover, the generated heat increases the solar cells' operating …

Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Membrane with a Bead (SiO2 Nanoparticles)-on-String (Nanofibers) Structure for …

X Meng, Z Chen, C Qian, Z Song, L Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Passive all-day radiative cooling has been proposed as a promising pathway to cool objects
by reflecting sunlight and dissipating heat to the cold outer space through atmospheric …

Radiative cooling of commercial silicon solar cells using a pyramid-textured PDMS film

K Wang, G Luo, X Guo, S Li, Z Liu, C Yang - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling is an electricity-free method for solar cells to dissipate waste heat, which
has drawn much attention in recent years. In this paper, a periodic pyramid-textured …

Passive and dynamic phase-change-based radiative cooling in outdoor weather

X Xu, J Gu, H Zhao, X Zhang, S Dou, Y Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Radiative cooling has attracted considerable attention due to its tremendous potential in
exploiting the cold reservoir of deep sky. However, overcooling always occurs in the …

Determining the effectiveness of radiative cooler‐integrated solar cells

SY Heo, DH Kim, YM Song… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The power‐conversion efficiency of solar cells (SCs) is reduced at high temperatures. A
radiative cooling process can be implemented to overcome this issue. The radiative cooler …

Combined nano and micro structuring for enhanced radiative cooling and efficiency of photovoltaic cells

G Perrakis, AC Tasolamprou, G Kenanakis… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Outdoor devices comprising materials with mid-IR emissions at the atmospheric window (8–
13 μm) achieve passive heat dissipation to outer space (~− 270° C), besides the …