High-Performance Multilayer Radiative Cooling Films Designed with Flexible Hybrid Optimization Strategy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The GA in the FHOS
2.2. The TM Method in the FHOS
2.3. The EV Function in the FHOS
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Layers | Layer = 9 | Total Thickness | H = 1.495 μm | ||||||
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Layer—i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Material | silver | MgF2 | Si3N4 | MgF2 | Si3N4 | MgF2 | Si3N4 | MgF2 | Si3N4 |
Ratio—a | 5.35% | 5.55% | 11.04% | 11.10% | 8.16% | 9.56% | 8.23% | 31.24% | 9.77% |
h-I/nm | 80 | 165 | 166 | 122 | 143 | 123 | 467 | 146 | 83 |
h-II /nm | 80 | 83 | 165 | 166 | 122 | 143 | 123 | 467 | 146 |
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You, P.; Li, X.; Huang, Y.; Ma, X.; Pu, M.; Guo, Y.; Luo, X. High-Performance Multilayer Radiative Cooling Films Designed with Flexible Hybrid Optimization Strategy. Materials 2020, 13, 2885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13132885
You P, Li X, Huang Y, Ma X, Pu M, Guo Y, Luo X. High-Performance Multilayer Radiative Cooling Films Designed with Flexible Hybrid Optimization Strategy. Materials. 2020; 13(13):2885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13132885
Chicago/Turabian StyleYou, Peng, Xiong Li, Yijia Huang, Xiaoliang Ma, Mingbo Pu, Yinghui Guo, and Xiangang Luo. 2020. "High-Performance Multilayer Radiative Cooling Films Designed with Flexible Hybrid Optimization Strategy" Materials 13, no. 13: 2885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13132885