Janus Multilayer for Radiative Cooling and Heating in Double-Side Photonic Thermal System
Wanlin Wang1, Qixuan Zou1, Neng Wang1
1Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Abstract:
The temperature of outdoor structures, such as automobiles, buildings, and clothing, can be tuned by designing photonic properties. However, particular challenges arise when considering the temperature of an object itself rather than the enclosure in these outdoor structures. We present a double-side photonic thermal (DSPT) system. In the DSPT system, the tunable range of photonic thermal load for heating and cooling functions is calculated by designing the absorption spectra of both sides to adapt to different temperature conditions. These include the proper photonic design of not only the side facing outward but also the inner side and more complex temperature conditions of the object, enclosures, and atmosphere. According to the DSPT mechanisms, we developed a Janus material that can achieve the opposite functions (cooling and heating) with one film by simply flipping the sides of the Janus material, which does not require any additional energy input. The Janus material is designed and fabricated by common materials and a simple multilayer structure, which is attractive for large-scale fabrication. The thermal experiment proved the Janus multilayer could achieve a high temperature in the heating mode and a low temperature in the cooling mode, and the range of the tunable temperature would be wider with stronger sun radiation. The Janus material can passively achieve more efficient temperature control in enclosures while offering both side photonic design comparable to conventional radiative coolers and heaters.
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