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 …

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 …

A photoluminescent hydrogen-bonded biomass aerogel for sustainable radiative cooling

JW Ma, FR Zeng, XC Lin, YQ Wang, YH Ma, XX Jia… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Passive radiant cooling is a potentially sustainable thermal management strategy amid
escalating global climate change. However, petrochemical-derived cooling materials often …

Switchable and tunable radiative cooling: Mechanisms, applications, and perspectives

X Zhao, J Li, K Dong, J Wu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The cost of annual energy consumption in buildings in the United States exceeds 430 billion
dollars (Science 2019, 364 (6442), 760− 763), of which about 48% is used for space thermal …

A novel BST@ TPU membrane with superior UV durability for highly efficient daytime radiative cooling

X Li, L Pattelli, Z Ding, M Chen, T Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive radiative cooling technologies play an integral role in advancing sustainable
development. While the potential of polymer‐based radiative cooling materials is …

Breathable dual‐mode leather‐like nanotextile for efficient daytime radiative cooling and heating

N Cheng, Z Wang, Y Lin, X Li, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating passive radiative cooling and heating into personal thermal management has
attracted tremendous attention. However, most current thermal management materials are …

Topological thermal transport

Z Liu, P **, M Lei, C Wang, F Marchesoni… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Thermal transport is a fundamental mechanism of energy transfer process quite distinct from
wave propagation phenomena. It can be manipulated well beyond the possibilities offered …

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 …

Subambient daytime radiative cooling of vertical surfaces

F **e, W **, JR Nolen, H Pan, N Yi, Y An, Z Zhang… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Subambient daytime radiative cooling enables temperatures to passively reach below
ambient temperature, even under direct sunlight, by emitting thermal radiation toward outer …

Cascaded Heteroporous Nanocomposites for Thermo‐Adaptive Passive Radiation Cooling

W Tang, Y Zhan, J Yang, X Meng, X Zhu, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive radiative cooling is a promising technology for heat dissipation that does not
consume energy. However, current radiative cooling materials can only exhibit subambient …