中国物理B ›› 2023, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 57802-057802.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/acc061

所属专题: SPECIAL TOPIC — Smart design of materials and design of smart materials

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Designing radiative cooling metamaterials for passive thermal management by particle swarm optimization

Shenshen Yan(闫申申)1, Yan Liu(刘岩)1, Zi Wang(王子)1,†, Xiaohua Lan(兰晓华)1, Yi Wang(汪毅)1, and Jie Ren(任捷)1,2,‡   

  1. 1 Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Laboratory on Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
    2 Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 收稿日期:2023-01-15 修回日期:2023-02-10 接受日期:2023-03-02 出版日期:2023-04-21 发布日期:2023-04-21
  • 通讯作者: Zi Wang, Jie Ren E-mail:prince@tongji.edu.cn;xonics@tongji.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11935010) and the Opening Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology.

Designing radiative cooling metamaterials for passive thermal management by particle swarm optimization

Shenshen Yan(闫申申)1, Yan Liu(刘岩)1, Zi Wang(王子)1,†, Xiaohua Lan(兰晓华)1, Yi Wang(汪毅)1, and Jie Ren(任捷)1,2,‡   

  1. 1 Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Laboratory on Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
    2 Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2023-01-15 Revised:2023-02-10 Accepted:2023-03-02 Online:2023-04-21 Published:2023-04-21
  • Contact: Zi Wang, Jie Ren E-mail:prince@tongji.edu.cn;xonics@tongji.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11935010) and the Opening Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology.

摘要: The passive radiative cooling technology shows a great potential application on reducing the enormous global energy consumption. The multilayer metamaterials could enhance the radiative cooling performance. However, it is a challenge to design the radiative cooler. In this work, based on the particle swarm optimization (PSO) evolutionary algorithm, we develop an intelligent workflow in designing photonic radiative cooling metamaterials. Specifically, we design two 10-layer ${\rm SiO_2}$ radiative coolers doped by cylindrical ${\rm MgF_2}$ or air impurities, possessing high emissivity within the selective (8-13 μm) and broadband (8-25 μm) atmospheric transparency windows, respectively. Our two kinds of coolers demonstrate power density as high as 119 W/m$^2$ and 132 W/m$^2$ at the room temperature (300 K). Our scheme does not rely on the usage of special materials, forming high-performing metamaterials with conventional poor-performing components. This significant improvement of the emission spectra proves the effectiveness of our inverse design algorithm in boosting the discovery of high-performing functional metamaterials.

关键词: photonic devices, passive radiative cooling, metamaterial, optimization algorithm

Abstract: The passive radiative cooling technology shows a great potential application on reducing the enormous global energy consumption. The multilayer metamaterials could enhance the radiative cooling performance. However, it is a challenge to design the radiative cooler. In this work, based on the particle swarm optimization (PSO) evolutionary algorithm, we develop an intelligent workflow in designing photonic radiative cooling metamaterials. Specifically, we design two 10-layer ${\rm SiO_2}$ radiative coolers doped by cylindrical ${\rm MgF_2}$ or air impurities, possessing high emissivity within the selective (8-13 μm) and broadband (8-25 μm) atmospheric transparency windows, respectively. Our two kinds of coolers demonstrate power density as high as 119 W/m$^2$ and 132 W/m$^2$ at the room temperature (300 K). Our scheme does not rely on the usage of special materials, forming high-performing metamaterials with conventional poor-performing components. This significant improvement of the emission spectra proves the effectiveness of our inverse design algorithm in boosting the discovery of high-performing functional metamaterials.

Key words: photonic devices, passive radiative cooling, metamaterial, optimization algorithm

中图分类号:  (Multilayers; superlattices; photonic structures; metamaterials)

  • 78.67.Pt
44.40.+a (Thermal radiation) 81.05.Zx (New materials: theory, design, and fabrication)