How Solar Cells Cool Themselves (IMAGE)

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How Solar Cells Cool Themselves

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This drawing demonstrates how solar cells cool themselves by shepherding away unwanted thermal radiation. The pyramid structures made of silica glass provide maximal radiative cooling capability.

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Credit: L. Zhu, Stanford University.

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