Multiple surface polariton-enhanced near-field radiative heat transfer between layered graphene/porous SiC terminals

A mechanical–optical coupling design on solar and thermal radiation modulation for thermoregulation

“…7–9 It emits thermal radiation to outer space through the atmospheric long-wave infrared transmission window (LWIR, 8–13 μm) and reflects solar radiation (0.3–2.5 μm) to mitigate solar heating, 10 resulting in a sub-ambient cooling performance under sunlight with little energy inputs. 11–14 Consequently, various structures and materials have been designed to achieve high solar reflectance ( R̄ solar ) and thermal emittance ( LWIR ), 15–17 such as multi-layer photonic structures by using a metal reflector ( i.e. , Al or Ag), 18–20 porous polymers ( i.e.…”