Abstract
Passive cooling is regarded as the desired method for interior temperature regulation due to its advantage of energy consumption reduction. An ideal passive-cooling window is expected to exhibit a high emissivity in the mid-infrared (MIR, 8-13 μm) spectral range for cooling and a low transmittance in the near-infrared (NIR, 780-2100 nm) spectral range for reducing heat flow, while presenting a high transmittance in the visible (VIS, 400-780 nm) spectral range for daylighting. However, material structures that meet these requirements often come with high demands for precision in manufacturing and elevated processing costs, which have limited their potential for large-scale mass production. Here, we propose a mass-producible transparent flexible passive-cooling film that is relatively easy to process and low-cost and meets all of the requirements mentioned above. The film is made of poly(methyl methacrylate) mixed with Cs0.33WO3 nanoparticles, and it shows a high absorptance (80%) in NIR for blocking solar radiation penetration and a high emissivity (93%) in MIR for radiative cooling as well as a reasonable transmittance (40%) in VIS for visibility. Under solar intensity of ∼900 W/m2, a maximum temperature reduction of 8.4 and 7.8 °C has been achieved for a window coated by the film compared to the uncoated window in the condition of the absorbing chamber and car, respectively. Such a mass-producible transparent flexible passive-cooling film holds promising applications in large windows, such as those used in automobiles and buildings, where there is a high demand for both daylighting and cooling.
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