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 …

Materials in radiative cooling technologies

R Liu, S Wang, Z Zhou, K Zhang, G Wang… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Radiative cooling (RC) is a carbon‐neutral cooling technology that utilizes thermal radiation
to dissipate heat from the Earth's surface to the cold outer space. Research in the field of RC …

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 …

Photochromic Thermoelectric Smart Window for Season‐Adaptive Solar Heat and Daylight Management

W Meng, AJJ Kragt, X Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photochromic smart windows have drawn increasing attention as an approach to improve
building energy efficiency and enhance indoor daylight comfort. However, existing …

Free‐Standing Bacterial Cellulose‐Templated Radiative Cooling Liquid Crystal Films with Self‐Adaptive Solar Transmittance Modulation

B Li, C Valenzuela, Y Liu, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive radiative cooling materials can efficiently reflect solar radiation and spontaneously
dissipate heat through the long‐wave infrared (LWIR) transmission window to the coldouter …

Tongue-inspired gelatin/poly (acrylate-co-acrylamide)-Fe3+ organic hydrogel with tunable mechanical, electrical, and sensory properties

Y Chen, Z Chang, Y Liu, X Wan, T Wang, Z Zhou… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conductive hydrogels have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for the next
generation of wearable soft electronics. However, they face limitations during practical …

Hydrogel-based stimuli-responsive radiative and/or evaporative cooling materials for carbon neutrality

J Shang, Y Zhang, J Zhang, X Zhang, Q An - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Radiative cooling cools by radiating heat toward outer space. Evaporative cooling cools by
dispatching the latent heat of water via evaporation. These two types of cooling operate …

Miniaturized on-chip spectrometer enabled by electrochromic modulation

M Tian, B Liu, Z Lu, Y Wang, Z Zheng, J Song… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Miniaturized on-chip spectrometers with small footprints, lightweight, and low cost are in
great demand for portable optical sensing, lab-on-chip systems, and so on. Such …

Switchable radiative cooling and solar heating for sustainable thermal management

MJ Yoo, KR Pyun, Y Jung, M Lee, J Lee, SH Ko - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Radiative thermal management technologies that utilize thermal radiation from
nano/microstructure for cooling and heating have gained significant attention in sustainable …

Tunable Dual Self-Healing Composite Coatings with Self-Assembled Structures Regulated by Janus Nanoparticles

C Wu, B Yin, P Wang, J Chen, Y Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The durability of concrete structures can be enhanced in a convenient and permanent
manner through the surface protection of cementitious materials with composite polymer …