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Performance analysis of a broadband selective absorber/emitter for hybrid utilization of solar thermal and radiative cooling

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  • Zhao, Bin
  • Liu, Jie
  • Hu, Mingke
  • Ao, Xianze
  • Li, Lanxin
  • Xuan, Qingdong
  • Pei, Gang

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Harvesting energy from the hot sun and the cold universe is being investigated and has attracted much attention due to its clean utilization. Herein, a broadband selective absorber/emitter (BS-A/E) is designed and fabricated for the hybrid utilization of diurnal solar thermal and nocturnal radiative cooling. The BS-A/E exhibits high photon absorption in the solar band (i.e., 0.3–3 μm) with a weighted solar absorption of ∼0.83, a strong thermal emission mainly within the atmospheric window (i.e., 8–13 μm), and a low thermal emissivity in other infrared wavelength bands. The outdoor experiment demonstrates that the stagnation temperature of the BS-A/E is 11.6 °C greater than black paint under sunshine and 0.6 °C lower than that of black paint under darkness, showing considerable solar thermal and radiative cooling performance. In addition, thermal prediction also reveals that the BS-A/E can not only achieve solar heating during the day but also obtain sub-ambient cooling phenomenon during the night, indicating that the BS-A/E is capable of providing continuous heating and cooling for humans in various potential applications, such as all-day thermoelectric power generation and thermal storage-based space heating/cooling.

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  • Zhao, Bin & Liu, Jie & Hu, Mingke & Ao, Xianze & Li, Lanxin & Xuan, Qingdong & Pei, Gang, 2023. "Performance analysis of a broadband selective absorber/emitter for hybrid utilization of solar thermal and radiative cooling," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 205(C), pages 763-771.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:205:y:2023:i:c:p:763-771
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.094
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