Morphology-Controlled Silica Nanoparticle Coatings for Transparent Radiative Cooling

Jefferson A. S. Lam, Kishin Matsumori, Maximilian Theis, Alexander Berger, Nicole Böller, Qimeng Song, Matthieu Gresil, Jacek J. Jasieniak, Markus Retsch

In this study, transparent passive radiative cooling coatings are introduced by immobilizing solid and hollow silica (SiO2) spheres on glass substrates. It is showcased that particle morphology within a sub-monolayer coating strongly influences visible and atmospheric window reflectance of glass. Solid and hollow-sphere particles of total diameter within the Mie regime reduce atmospheric window reflectance […]