Scalable multifunctional radiative cooling materials

MC Huang, M Yang, XJ Guo, CH Xue, HD Wang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) with zero energy consumption and pollution is
regarded as one of the most feasible solutions to replace conventional electrical cooling in …

Passive daytime radiative cooling materials toward real-world applications

C Wang, H Chen, F Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging cooling technique of a sunshine-
exposed terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the deep-cold outer space. It is …

Radiative cooling for energy sustainability: from fundamentals to fabrication methods toward commercialization

S So, J Yun, B Ko, D Lee, M Kim, J Noh… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Radiative cooling, a technology that lowers the temperature of terrestrial objects by
dissipating heat into outer space, presents a promising ecologically‐benign solution for …

Flexible photonic radiative cooling films: Fundamentals, fabrication and applications

W **e, C **ao, Y Sun, Y Fan, B Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photonic structures designed at sub‐wavelength scales have emerged as a promising
avenue for various energy applications, including cooling devices, water harvesting …

Fibrous aerogels with tunable superwettability for high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation

C Xu, M Gao, X Yu, J Zhang, Y Cheng, M Zhu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023‏ - Springer
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology for water desalination.
Generally, double-layered structure with separate surface wettability properties is usually …

Hygroscopic salt-embedded composite materials for sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting

H Shan, P Poredoš, Z Chen, X Yang, Z Ye… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting has the potential to address water scarcity by
extracting fresh water from the air. The performance of this technology largely depends on …

3D bridge-arch-structured dual-side evaporator for practical, all-weather water harvesting and desalination

M Chen, S Li, X Chen, Y Huang, B Liu, H Yan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Environmentally friendly solar-driven evaporation shows great potential for desalination.
However, conventional solar-driven evaporation in high-salinity brine results in low water …

Progress in passive daytime radiative cooling: A review from optical mechanism, performance test, and application

Y Dong, X Zhang, L Chen, W Meng, C Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Biological optics, photonics and bioinspired radiative cooling

Z Yan, H Zhai, D Fan, Q Li - Progress in Materials Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Radiative cooling with eco-friendly and zero-energy advantages is considered one of the
most viable solutions to address the conflict between traditional energy-intensive cooling …

Integrated janus evaporator with an enhanced donnan effect and thermal localization for salt-tolerant solar desalination and thermal-to-electricity generation

H Zhang, Y Du, D **g, L Yang, J Ji… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) technology has great advantages in seawater
desalination. However, during the long-term operation of a solar evaporator, salts can be …