Integration of daytime radiative cooling and solar heating

Xiuqiang Li; Sujin Shao; Meijiao Huang; Shuyuan Zhang; Wanlin Guo

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105894

Integration of daytime radiative cooling and solar heating

iScience. 2022 Dec 27;26(1):105894. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105894. eCollection 2023 Jan 20.

Authors

Xiuqiang Li¹, Sujin Shao¹, Meijiao Huang¹, Shuyuan Zhang¹, Wanlin Guo¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.

Abstract

In recent years, sustainable energy development has become a major theme of research. The combination of solar heating and daytime radiative cooling has the potential to build a competitive strategy to alleviate current environmental and energy problems. Several studies on the combination of daytime radiative cooling and solar heating have been reported to improve energy utilization efficiency. However, most integrations still have a low solar/mid-infrared spectrum regulation range, low heating/cooling performance, and poor stability. To promote this technology further for real-world applications, herein we summarize the latest progress, technical features, bottlenecks, and future opportunities for the current integration of daytime radiative cooling and solar heating through the switch mode (including electrical, thermal-responsive, and mechanical regulations) and collaborative mode.

Keywords: Energy application; Energy engineering; Energy materials.

Publication types

Review