Heat-shedding with photonic structures: radiative cooling and its potential

2022/01/01 by Se‐Yeon Heo, Gil Ju Lee, Young Min Song · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials

paper · doi:10.1039/d2tc00318j

openalex publication_date 2022/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Radiative cooling, which is based on radiative heat exchange between the universe and Earth, can provide a passive and renewable route to reducing energy consumption. This review highlights recent progress and continued efforts for radiative cooling.

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