Spectrally Selective Nanocomposite Textile for Outdoor Personal Cooling |
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| Authors: | Lili Cai Alex Y Song Wei Li Po‐Chun Hsu Dingchang Lin Peter B Catrysse Yayuan Liu Yucan Peng Jun Chen Hongxia Wang Jinwei Xu Ankun Yang Shanhui Fan Yi Cui |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;2. E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;3. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, Menlo Park, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Outdoor heat stress poses a serious public health threat and curtails industrial labor supply and productivity, thus adversely impacting the wellness and economy of the entire society. With climate change, there will be more intense and frequent heat waves that further present a grand challenge for sustainability. However, an efficient and economical method that can provide localized outdoor cooling of the human body without intensive energy input is lacking. Here, a novel spectrally selective nanocomposite textile for radiative outdoor cooling using zinc oxide nanoparticle–embedded polyethylene is demonstrated. By reflecting more than 90% solar irradiance and selectively transmitting out human body thermal radiation, this textile can enable simulated skin to avoid overheating by 5–13 °C compared to normal textile like cotton under peak daylight condition. Owing to its superior passive cooling capability and compatibility with large‐scale production, this radiative outdoor cooling textile is promising to widely benefit the sustainability of society in many aspects spanning from health to economy. |
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| Keywords: | nanocomposite textile radiation spectrally selective thermal management zinc oxide |
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