Radiative-cooling-driven passive thermoelectric devices

Radiative cooling is an emerging technique that passively cools a terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the ultracold space. Solid-state thermoelectric generators are widely used to generate electricity via the Seebeck effect. Integrating radiative cooling with a thermoelectric generator can enable a passive electricity-generating device without the need for fuel, paving a clean and carbon-emission-free way for advanced functional devices. Radiative cooling is an emerging technique that passively cools a terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the ultracold space. Solid-state thermoelectric generators are widely used to generate electricity via the Seebeck effect. Integrating radiative cooling with a thermoelectric generator can enable a passive electricity-generating device without the need for fuel, paving a clean and carbon-emission-free way for advanced functional devices.