Earth Notes: General Bibliography (mandal2024radiative)

• [mandal2024radiative] Mandal, Jyotirmoy and Anand, Jyothis and Mandal, Sagar and Brewer, John and Ramachandran, Arvind et al. Radiative cooling and thermoregulation in the earth's glow (accessed 2024-06-30), Elsevier BV, 2024-06-27, Cell Reports Physical Science, ISSN 2666-3864, doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102065 (article) (BibTeX).
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  [Quote: "A novel, passive radiative thermoregulation mechanism for walls and windows. Buildings lose narrowband heat to the sky but exchange broadband heat with the earth. Vertical [longwave infrared] emitters stay cooler than broadband ones in hot weather and warmer in cold. Thermoregulation by this simple and static design yields untapped energy savings." Quote: "...we explored both novel and known LWIR emitters, like metallized polypropene (PP), paint resins, and ceramics..." Quote: "The materials we propose are perhaps some of the most scalable selective emitters currently available, as indicated by the conveniently created or acquired samples (0.25 to 1 ft^2 large) in Figure 7A. PMP and PVF are already produced at scale, with the latter made in metallized forms for building facades. PMMA- and PDMS-based paint resins are well known for their long-standing use on building facades and could have an immediate impact on buildings. Among the new materials we show as selective emitters, PP and poly(ethene terephthalate) (PET) are the second and sixth most widely used plastics in the world, produced in their metallized forms at >108 m2 scales per year, and sufficiently common to be sourced from plastic waste. The spectrum for PP in Figure 7A was obtained from a discarded food container, which opens an intriguing possibility of extending lives of discarded plastics by repurposing them into building envelopes."]