中国物理B ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 68102-068102.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/add4e3

所属专题: SPECIAL TOPIC — Artificial intelligence and smart materials innovation: From fundamentals to applications

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Performance analysis of porous solar absorbers with high-temperature radiation cooling function

Haiyan Yu(于海燕)1, Anqi Chen(陈安琪)1, Mingdong Li(李明东)1, Ahali Hailati(阿哈里·海拉提)1, Xiaohu Wu(吴小虎)2,†, and Xiaohan Ren(任霄汉)1,‡   

  1. 1 Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China;
    2 Thermal Science Research Center, Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan 250100, China
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-05 修回日期:2025-04-24 接受日期:2025-05-07 出版日期:2025-05-16 发布日期:2025-06-05
  • 通讯作者: Xiaohu Wu, Xiaohan Ren E-mail:xiaohu.wu@iat.cn;renxh@sdu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52406102) and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2023QE258).

Performance analysis of porous solar absorbers with high-temperature radiation cooling function

Haiyan Yu(于海燕)1, Anqi Chen(陈安琪)1, Mingdong Li(李明东)1, Ahali Hailati(阿哈里·海拉提)1, Xiaohu Wu(吴小虎)2,†, and Xiaohan Ren(任霄汉)1,‡   

  1. 1 Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China;
    2 Thermal Science Research Center, Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:2025-03-05 Revised:2025-04-24 Accepted:2025-05-07 Online:2025-05-16 Published:2025-06-05
  • Contact: Xiaohu Wu, Xiaohan Ren E-mail:xiaohu.wu@iat.cn;renxh@sdu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52406102) and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2023QE258).

摘要: In order to meet the growing global energy demand and fulfill energy conservation and emission reduction goals, the efficient utilization of solar energy is becoming increasingly critical. However, the effects of high temperatures on solar absorption are rarely considered in practical research. Therefore, this study presents a porous zinc and silver sulfide solar absorber with high-temperature radiative cooling capabilities. The solar absorption rate and radiative cooling efficiency in the high-temperature range (636 K-1060 K) are computed using the finite-difference time-domain method. Furthermore, the impact of parameters such as characteristic length, porosity, incident angle, and pore shape factor on both the absorption rate and efficiency of the solar absorber is analyzed. The mechanism is further examined from the perspective of microscopic thermal radiation. The results show that, in the high-temperature range, the solar absorption rate increases with higher porosity and incident angles, reaching its peak when the characteristic length is 1 μm. These findings highlight the significant potential of the solar absorber for efficient solar energy harvesting in photo-thermal conversion applications within a specific high-temperature range.

关键词: fishnet metamaterial, solar absorber, microscale thermal radiation, cooling radiation, thermal management

Abstract: In order to meet the growing global energy demand and fulfill energy conservation and emission reduction goals, the efficient utilization of solar energy is becoming increasingly critical. However, the effects of high temperatures on solar absorption are rarely considered in practical research. Therefore, this study presents a porous zinc and silver sulfide solar absorber with high-temperature radiative cooling capabilities. The solar absorption rate and radiative cooling efficiency in the high-temperature range (636 K-1060 K) are computed using the finite-difference time-domain method. Furthermore, the impact of parameters such as characteristic length, porosity, incident angle, and pore shape factor on both the absorption rate and efficiency of the solar absorber is analyzed. The mechanism is further examined from the perspective of microscopic thermal radiation. The results show that, in the high-temperature range, the solar absorption rate increases with higher porosity and incident angles, reaching its peak when the characteristic length is 1 μm. These findings highlight the significant potential of the solar absorber for efficient solar energy harvesting in photo-thermal conversion applications within a specific high-temperature range.

Key words: fishnet metamaterial, solar absorber, microscale thermal radiation, cooling radiation, thermal management

中图分类号:  (Micro- and nanoscale pattern formation)

  • 81.16.Rf
42.25.-p (Wave optics) 44.40.+a (Thermal radiation) 81.07.-b (Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization)