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July 5, 2026Advanced Functional Materials

Hydrogel‐Enabled Photovoltaic Thermal Management: Materials Design, System Integration, and the Energy‐Water Nexus

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XXXihang XuXWXi WangMZMin Zheng

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Overview

Review summarizes advances in hydrogel thermal management technologies, enhancing photovoltaic efficiency and sustainability.

Key Points

  • This review aims to evaluate hydrogel-driven thermal management strategies for improving photovoltaic performance.
  • Comparison of existing photovoltaic cooling technologies with a focus on hydrogel-based approaches.
  • Analysis of hydrogel material design strategies, including polymer networks and structural designs.
  • Discussion of system integration strategies, including closely attached configurations and multifunctional designs.
  • Hydrogel-based passive evaporative cooling shows superior performance compared to traditional cooling methods.
  • Effective evaporation enthalpy is reduced due to hydrophilic functional groups in hydrogel networks.
  • Hydrogel systems demonstrate potential for coordinated energy and water utilization.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a49f6c9f5d1d45b2880109chttps://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.76549
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