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Achieving Robust Ultraviolet Resistance in Scalable Radiative Cooling Coatings for Sustainable Outdoor Building

Borong Zhu1,2, Xueping Sun1, Xuguang Luo2

  • 1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Colleges of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
|May 9, 2026
PubMed
Summary

A novel radiative cooling coating offers a zero-energy solution for urban heat islands. This scalable, durable coating significantly reduces building temperatures and improves UV resistance, paving the way for widespread adoption.

Keywords:
building thermal managementnanoparticlesradiative coolingscalable preparationultraviolet resistance

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