Photonics and thermodynamics concepts in radiative cooling

S Fan, W Li - Nature Photonics, 2022 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a ubiquitous passive process that uses photon heat flow to carry away
energy and entropy. Radiative cooling processes have been studied in the scientific …

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 …

An all-weather radiative human body cooling textile

X Wu, J Li, Q Jiang, W Zhang, B Wang, R Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Radiative cooling textiles dissipate human body heat without any energy input, providing a
sustainable means for personal thermal management. However, there is still a lack of textile …

Scalable thermochromic smart windows with passive radiative cooling regulation

S Wang, T Jiang, Y Meng, R Yang, G Tan, Y Long - Science, 2021 - science.org
Radiative cooling materials spontaneously radiate long-wave infrared (LWIR) to the cold
outer space, providing cooling power that is preferred in hot seasons. Radiative cooling has …

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 …

Beyond the visible: bioinspired infrared adaptive materials

J Yang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for develo** …

Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure

Z Cheng, H Han, F Wang, Y Yan, X Shi, H Liang… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Daytime radiative cooling is an energy-free pathway to achieve cooling performance.
Current radiative cooling materials with periodic photonic structures are facing a huge …

Micro‐nano porous structure for efficient daytime radiative sky cooling

J Liu, H Tang, C Jiang, S Wu, L Ye… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the aggravation of global warming and extreme weather, cooling demand has
witnessed a continuous increase and is expected to increase tenfold by 2050. Radiative sky …

Thermochromic smart windows with highly regulated radiative cooling and solar transmission

S Wang, Y Zhou, T Jiang, R Yang, G Tan, Y Long - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling (RC) is a technique that spontaneously radiates long-wave infrared
(LWIR) to the cold outer space, which provides cooling power to buildings, however only …

Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …