Thermochromic ZnO Coating Brings Radiative Cooling to Wood (IMAGE)

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Thermochromic ZnO Coating Brings Radiative Cooling to Wood

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Temperature-responsive optical regulation helps wood surfaces reflect more solar radiation while maintaining thermal emission for passive cooling.

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Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Wood and Bamboo Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China weigao@swfu.edu.cn.

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