Challenges and opportunities for passive thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, N Warren… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The unsustainable nature of energy‐intensive and environmentally unfriendly traditional air
conditioning systems, compacted with recent climate change effects, show an urgent need …

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 …

Integrated triboelectric nanogenerator and radiative cooler for all-weather transparent glass surfaces

G Lee, H Kang, J Yun, D Chae, M Jeong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sustainable energies from weather are the most ubiquitous and non-depleted resources.
However, existing devices exploiting weather-dependent energies are sensitive to weather …

A facile and effective design for dynamic thermal management based on synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

N Guo, L Yu, C Shi, H Yan, M Chen - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive solar heating and radiative cooling have attracted great interest in global energy
consumption reduction due to their unique electricity-free advantage. However, static single …

Combined daytime radiative cooling and solar photovoltaic/thermal hybrid system for year-round energy saving in buildings

Q Xuan, N Yang, M Kai, C Wang, B Jiang, X Liu, G Li… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar thermal, photovoltaic, and radiative cooling are the three main methods to harvest
solar radiation and universe coldness for building energy conservation and carbon-emission …

A dual-selective thermal emitter with enhanced subambient radiative cooling performance

X Wu, J Li, F **e, XE Wu, S Zhao, Q Jiang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a zero-energy technology that enables subambient cooling by emitting
heat into outer space (~ 3 K) through the atmospheric transparent windows. However …

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 …

A mechanical–optical coupling design on solar and thermal radiation modulation for thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, BW Sheldon, H Yan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) and selective solar absorption (SSA) represent
sustainable alternatives to conventional air conditioning, offering energy-efficient thermal …

Bioinspired smart dual-layer hydrogels system with synchronous solar and thermal radiation modulation for energy-saving all-season temperature regulation

MC Huang, CH Xue, Z Bai, J Cheng, YG Wu… - Journal of Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
All-season thermal management with zero energy consumption and emissions is more
crucial to global decarbonization over traditional energy-intensive cooling/heating systems …

Temperature-adaptive dual-modal photonic textiles for thermal management

K Zhu, H Yao, JJ Song, Q Liao, S He, T Guang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Maintaining a thermally comfortable living and working environment with renewable energy
sources is crucial for human health. However, achieving temperature self-regulation in …