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A review of clear sky radiative cooling developments and applications in renewable power systems and passive building cooling
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In this paper, a detailed literature survey of published studies on selective emitter structures for daytime and nighttime cooling purposes is presented and a detailed energy analysis is performed identifying key performance indicators and evaluating the cooling performance under various conditions.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2018-05-01. It has received 240 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Radiative cooling & Passive cooling.read more
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Bioinspired Materials: From Distinct Dimensional Architecture to Thermal Regulation Properties
TL;DR: In this article , a review of the latest advances in thermal regulation of bio-inspired microstructures is presented, with emphasis on the relationship between the structural features and the corresponding thermal-regulation functions.
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Temperature‐Sensitive Colored Radiative Cooling Materials with Efficient Cooling Performance
Soomin Son,Dong Ju Chae,Hangyu Lim,Jisung Ha,Jaemin Park,Sucheol Ju,Jaein Park,Won-Duck Kim,Heon Lee +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , a temperature sensitive colored radiative cooling (TCRC) material that provides efficient cooling while preserving the aesthetic properties of the surface has been developed, which is manufactured as a bilayer structure.
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A Review of Nanoparticle Material Coatings in Passive Radiative Cooling Systems Including Skylights
TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the state-of-the-art and current trends in passive radiative cooling is presented, as well as cutting-edge materials and various photonic radiator structures that are useful in enhancing net cooling performance.
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Solar and Thermal Radiation‐Modulation Materials for Building Applications
Jiale Chai,Jin Chun Fan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , the state-of-the-art solar and thermal radiation modulation materials (STRMMs) are reviewed in three categories, solar radiation modulation, thermal radiometric modulation, and synergetic solar radiometric modulation, and their working principles, representative examples, potential applications and future perspectives are compared and elaborated.
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A Perspective on the optical spectral design for passive solar heating and radiative cooling
TL;DR: In this article , the optimal spectral design for passive solar heating and radiative cooling is proposed and highlighted under different temperature conditions, as well as possible solutions to the current problems and directions for future development are discussed.
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Thermal radiation heat transfer
Robert Siegel,John R. Howell +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive discussion of heat transfer by thermal radiation is presented, including the radiative behavior of materials, radiation between surfaces, and gas radiation, and the use of the Monte Carlo technique in solving radiant exchange problems and problems of radiative transfer through absorbing-emitting media.
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Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer
Robert Siegel,John R. Howell +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive discussion of heat transfer by thermal radiation is presented, including the radiative behavior of materials, radiation between surfaces, and gas radiation, and the use of the Monte Carlo technique in solving radiant exchange problems and problems of radiative transfer through absorbing-emitting media.
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Passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature under direct sunlight
TL;DR: An integrated photonic solar reflector and thermal emitter consisting of seven layers of HfO2 and SiO2 that reflects 97 per cent of incident sunlight while emitting strongly and selectively in the atmospheric transparency window demonstrates that the cold darkness of the Universe can be used as a renewable thermodynamic resource, even during the hottest hours of the day.
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Taming the blackbody with infrared metamaterials as selective thermal emitters.
Xianliang Liu,Talmage Tyler,Tatiana Starr,Anthony F. Starr,Nan Marie Jokerst,Willie J. Padilla +5 more
TL;DR: This Letter demonstrates, for the first time, selective thermal emitters based on metamaterial perfect absorbers and finds that emissivity and absorptivity agree very well as predicted by Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation.
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Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling
Yao Zhai,Yaoguang Ma,Sabrina N. David,Dongliang Zhao,Runnan Lou,Gang Tan,Ronggui Yang,Xiaobo Yin +7 more
TL;DR: A metamaterial composed of a polymer layer embedded with microspheres, backed with a thin layer of silver, which shows a noontime radiative cooling power of 93 watts per square meter under direct sunshine is constructed.