A transparent and flexible double-layer protective film composed of PVDF-TPU for efficient radiative cooling

IF 6.3 2区材料科学 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113546

Chao Shi , Shengyu Chen , Xiongbo Yang , Guiguang Qi , Yiteng Tu , Weiwei Hu , Junxia Mao , Yunqi Wang , Yulong Qiao , Xinyu Tan

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Abstract

Radiative cooling (RC) is a passive cooling technique that operates without requiring energy input, which can effectively alleviate the strain on car cooling systems caused by high temperatures during summer, particularly in the context of the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. A flexible transparent double-layer radiative cooling film based on Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) and Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) as car protective film is proposed in this work. The transparency of the PVDF-TPU (PT) film reaches 71 %, preserving the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle, while exhibiting an emissivity rate of 98 %. The outdoor cooling experiments conducted on a clear summer day in China Three Gorges University (Yichang city) resulted in a significant sub-ambient temperature reduction of 17.3 °C. Furthermore, the flexible PT double-layer film can be tailored and applied to precisely conform to the unique contours of each vehicle, effectively protecting its paint from potential scratches caused by external elements such as sand or branches.

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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

12.60

自引率

11.60%

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513

审稿时长

47 days

期刊介绍： Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.