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 …

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 …

Wearable aerogels for personal thermal management and smart devices

B Wu, Q Qi, L Liu, Y Liu, J Wang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Extreme climates have become frequent nowadays, causing increased heat stress in human
daily life. Personal thermal management (PTM), a technology that controls the human body's …

Personal thermal management by radiative cooling and heating

S Xue, G Huang, Q Chen, X Wang, J Fan, D Shou - Nano-micro letters, 2024 - Springer
Maintaining thermal comfort within the human body is crucial for optimal health and overall
well-being. By merely broadening the set-point of indoor temperatures, we could …

Thin lamellar films with enhanced mechanical properties for durable radiative cooling

L **ong, Y Wei, C Chen, X Chen, Q Fu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Passive daytime radiative cooling is a promising path to tackle energy, environment and
security issues originated from global warming. However, the contradiction between desired …

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 …

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 …

Reversed yolk–shell dielectric scatterers for advanced radiative cooling

P Li, Y Liu, X Liu, A Wang, W Liu, N Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Passive daytime radiative cooling dissipates heat from surfaces by reflecting sunlight and
emitting infrared radiation to the cold outer space, featuring a zero‐energy consumption …

Synchronous Radiative Cooling and Thermal Insulation in SiO2/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Aerogel for Energy Savings in Building Thermal Management

CQ Ma, CH Xue, W Fan, XJ Guo, J Cheng… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Daytime passive radiative cooling is an effective way to reduce energy consumption for
building cooling. However, overcooling might occur in radiative cooling at low-temperature …