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Bin Zhao is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research spans across multiple fields within engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and building and construction. Additionally, their work extends into electrical and electronic engineering.

Bin Zhao's research covers numerous topics primarily related to thermal radiation and cooling technologies. Other significant themes include urban heat island mitigation, building energy and comfort optimization, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, solar cell performance optimization, photovoltaic system optimization techniques, and aspects of quantum electrodynamics and the Casimir effect.

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • Applied Energy
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Bin Zhao has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Gang Pei, Mingke Hu, Xianze Ao, Qingdong Xuan, and Jingyu Cao.

Notable recent publications by Bin Zhao include:

  • "Nanowire-based smart windows combining electro- and thermochromics for dynamic regulation of solar radiation" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "Spectrally selective approaches for passive cooling of solar cells: A review" (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • "Self-adaptive integration of photothermal and radiative cooling for continuous energy harvesting from the sun and outer space" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Radiative cooling of solar cells with micro-grating photonic cooler" (2022), published in Renewable Energy
  • "Continuous Photothermal and Radiative Cooling Energy Harvesting by VO2 Smart Coatings with Switchable Broadband Infrared Emission" (2023), published in ACS Nano

Best Publications

  • Radiative cooling: A review of fundamentals, materials, applications, and prospects

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Nuo Chen

  • Spectrally selective approaches for passive cooling of solar cells: A review

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Qingdong Xuan

  • Comprehensive photonic approach for diurnal photovoltaic and nocturnal radiative cooling

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Qingdong Xuan

  • Performance analysis of enhanced radiative cooling of solar cells based on a commercial silicon photovoltaic module

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Gang Pei

  • Highly Robust and Self-Powered Electronic Skin Based on Tough Conductive Self-Healing Elastomer

    Xiaochen Xun;Zheng Zhang;Xuan Zhao;Bin Zhao

  • Fingerprint-inspired electronic skin based on triboelectric nanogenerator for fine texture recognition

    Xuan Zhao;Zheng Zhang;Liangxu Xu;Fangfang Gao

  • Conceptual development of a building-integrated photovoltaic–radiative cooling system and preliminary performance analysis in Eastern China

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Gang Pei

  • Preliminary experimental study of a specular and a diffuse surface for daytime radiative cooling

    Xianze Ao;Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Nuo Chen

  • Performance assessment of a trifunctional system integrating solar PV, solar thermal, and radiative sky cooling

    Mingke Hu;Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Xianze Ao;Xiao Ren

  • Performance evaluation of daytime radiative cooling under different clear sky conditions

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Gang Pei

  • Microfluidic contact lenses for unpowered, continuous and non-invasive intraocular pressure monitoring

    Hongbin An;Liangzhou Chen;Xiaojun Liu;Bin Zhao

  • Tumbler-shaped hybrid triboelectric nanogenerators for amphibious self-powered environmental monitoring

    Zening Zhao;Zheng Zhang;Liangxu Xu;Fangfang Gao

  • Preliminary thermal analysis of a combined photovoltaic–photothermic–nocturnal radiative cooling system

    Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Jing Li;Yunyun Wang;Yunyun Wang

  • Performance analysis of a hybrid system combining photovoltaic and nighttime radiative cooling

    Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao;Nuo Chen

  • Modeling and optimization of radiative cooling based thermoelectric generators

    Bin Zhao;Bin Zhao;Gang Pei;Aaswath P. Raman

  • Light and thermal management of the semi-transparent radiative cooling glass for buildings

    Bin Zhao;Chuyao Wang;Mingke Hu;Xianze Ao

  • Experimental study on a hybrid photo-thermal and radiative cooling collector using black acrylic paint as the panel coating

    Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Xianze Ao;Junsheng Feng

  • Numerical study and experimental validation of a combined diurnal solar heating and nocturnal radiative cooling collector

    Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Xianze Ao;Yuehong Su

  • Field investigation of a hybrid photovoltaic-photothermic-radiative cooling system

    Mingke Hu;Bin Zhao;Xianze Ao;Pinghui Zhao

  • General strategy of passive sub-ambient daytime radiative cooling

    Bin Zhao;Xianze Ao;Nuo Chen;Qingdong Xuan

  • Spectral self-adaptive absorber/emitter for harvesting energy from the sun and outer space

    Xianze Ao;Bowen Li;Bin Zhao;Mingke Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Gang Pei
Gang Pei University of Science and Technology of China
Mingke Hu
Mingke Hu Southwest Jiaotong University
Yuehong Su
Yuehong Su University of Nottingham
Jie Ji
Jie Ji University of Science and Technology of China
Guiqiang Li
Guiqiang Li University of Hull
Saffa Riffat
Saffa Riffat University of Nottingham
Xudong Zhao
Xudong Zhao University of Hull
Mao-Bin Hu
Mao-Bin Hu University of Science and Technology of China
Ronggui Yang
Ronggui Yang Peking University
Liangbin Li
Liangbin Li University of Science and Technology of China

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