journal article·2026-02

Flexible Ceramic Radiative Cooling Membranes with High Reflectivity in Solar Spectrum, Excellent UV and Fire Resistance

Honglin Li, Xin Li, Mengyao Pan, Zhenming Ding, Jiupeng Zhao, Ana Sofia Oliveira Henriques Moita, Yao Li, Lorenzo Pattelli, Hongbo Xu

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 10
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Abstract

Abstract Traditional radiative cooling technology, relying on polymers with high solar reflectivity and infrared (IR) emissivity, struggles to fulfill the requirements for building durability and fire resistance because of the polymers' inadequate ultraviolet (UV) aging resistance and flammability. To address this challenge, this work develops a fully inorganic and flexible ceramic membrane exhibiting ultra‐high reflectance of 97.8% in the 0.25–2.5 µm solar spectrum and an IR thermal emissivity of 92.3% in the 8–13 µm atmospheric transparent window (ATW) band, for a maximum daytime sub‐ambient temperature drop of 9.2 °C and a net radiative cooling power of 128.52 W m −2 . At the same time, the flexible ceramic membranes can endure temperatures up to 1000 °C, are non flammable, and exhibit only a 1.2% decrease in solar band reflectance after 552 h of continuous 0.7 kW m −2 UV irradiation. The excellent UV, acid, and fire safety properties of the electrospun ceramic membrane hold promise for their long‐term use in outdoor and extreme environments.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

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Affiliations

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China

Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China

Institute of Structured and Architected Materials Liaoning Academy of Materials Shenyang 110167 China

IN+ ‐ Center for Innovation Technology and Policy Research Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais Lisboa 1049‐001 Portugal

Center for Composite Materials and Structure Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China

Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM) Turin 10135 Italy

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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