• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 41, Issue 1, 2022002 (2022)
Xiao-Jie SUN1、2, Meng-Yu GAO3, Yu-Xiang ZHENG1、2、*, Rong-Jun ZHANG1、2, Song-You WANG1、2, Jing LI1、2, and Liang-Yao CHEN1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University,Yiwu322000,China
  • 2Department of Optical Science and Engineering,School of Information Science and Engineering,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China
  • 3Qinghai University,New Energy(Photovoltaic)Industry Research Center,Xining 810016,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.01.017 Cite this Article
    Xiao-Jie SUN, Meng-Yu GAO, Yu-Xiang ZHENG, Rong-Jun ZHANG, Song-You WANG, Jing LI, Liang-Yao CHEN. Applications and recent development of radiative cooling materials[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2022002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Numbers of SCI articles published every year on radiative cooling(Data Source:https://www.webofscience.com/wos/alldb/basic-search)
    Fig. 1. Numbers of SCI articles published every year on radiative cooling(Data Source:https://www.webofscience.com/wos/alldb/basic-search
    The spectral emissivity of two ideal radiative coolers:broadband cooler(red line)and selective cooler(blue line)(the left rainbow background spectrum shows solar irradiance and the right blue background spectrum shows the " atmospheric window")[55]
    Fig. 2. The spectral emissivity of two ideal radiative coolers:broadband cooler(red line)and selective cooler(blue line)(the left rainbow background spectrum shows solar irradiance and the right blue background spectrum shows the " atmospheric window")55
    The schematic diagram of heat exchanges of a radiative cooling structure
    Fig. 3. The schematic diagram of heat exchanges of a radiative cooling structure
    Performance of radiative cooling materials developed by Zhai et al.(a)real time ambient temperature and sample surface temperature,(b)real time radiative cooling power [79]
    Fig. 4. Performance of radiative cooling materials developed by Zhai et al.(a)real time ambient temperature and sample surface temperature,(b)real time radiative cooling power 79
    (a)The schematic diagram of preparing PMMA HPA film,(b-c)Scanning micrograph of SiO2 array template,(d-g)SEM micrograph and elemental distribution diagram of PMMA/SiO2 composite,(h-i)SEM micrographs of PMMA HPA film[52]
    Fig. 5. (a)The schematic diagram of preparing PMMA HPA film,(b-c)Scanning micrograph of SiO2 array template,(d-g)SEM micrograph and elemental distribution diagram of PMMA/SiO2 composite,(h-i)SEM micrographs of PMMA HPA film52
    (a)Processing diagram of preparing porous P(VDF HFP)HP,(b)SEM picture of P(VDF HFP)HP coating(c)photo of outdoor use of P(VDF HFP)HP coating material[82]
    Fig. 6. (a)Processing diagram of preparing porous P(VDF HFP)HP,(b)SEM picture of P(VDF HFP)HP coating(c)photo of outdoor use of P(VDF HFP)HP coating material82
    Comparative cooling test of metafabric and cotton on human body,(a)photo of cooling test on human body,(b)infrared images of human body for comparative cooling test on cotton(on the left)and metafabric(on the right),respectively[84]
    Fig. 7. Comparative cooling test of metafabric and cotton on human body,(a)photo of cooling test on human body,(b)infrared images of human body for comparative cooling test on cotton(on the left)and metafabric(on the right),respectively84
    Radiative cooling material with multilayer structure[50]
    Fig. 8. Radiative cooling material with multilayer structure50
    Radiative cooler with structured surface of SiO2(a)and its emissivity spectra(b)[95]
    Fig. 9. Radiative cooler with structured surface of SiO2(a)and its emissivity spectra(b)95
    Broadband absorption enabled by changing dielectric materials and horizontal superposition [96,97]
    Fig. 10. Broadband absorption enabled by changing dielectric materials and horizontal superposition 9697
    Broadband absorption enabled by vertical superposition of tapering structures[46,70]
    Fig. 11. Broadband absorption enabled by vertical superposition of tapering structures4670
    Broadband absorption enabled by changing dielectric layer thickness [100]
    Fig. 12. Broadband absorption enabled by changing dielectric layer thickness 100
    Structure of a pyramid silica radiative cooler(a)and its cooling effect on solar cells(b)[149]
    Fig. 13. Structure of a pyramid silica radiative cooler(a)and its cooling effect on solar cells(b)149
    Radiative cooling system built by Fan’s group,(a)the schematic diagram,(b,c,d)experimental setup [153]
    Fig. 14. Radiative cooling system built by Fan’s group,(a)the schematic diagram,(b,c,d)experimental setup 153
    Xiao-Jie SUN, Meng-Yu GAO, Yu-Xiang ZHENG, Rong-Jun ZHANG, Song-You WANG, Jing LI, Liang-Yao CHEN. Applications and recent development of radiative cooling materials[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2022002
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