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Radiative Cooling Materials and Devices

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Infrared Radiative Cooling and Its Applications

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In this chapter, the types of radiators are introduced in detail, including natural radiators, film-based radiators, nanoparticle radiators, and photon radiators. The materials, structures, and optical properties of various radiators are introduced and analyzed, and the effects of these factors on radiation refrigeration are discussed. According to the basic cooling principle of radiation cooling, it is proved that the radiation characteristics of radiation cooler are one of the key parameters for effective heat dissipation.

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Hu, Z., Mu, E. (2022). Radiative Cooling Materials and Devices. In: Infrared Radiative Cooling and Its Applications. Energy and Environment Research in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6609-5_4

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