Rctd-031 [new] May 2026
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1. Introduction
The global demand for clean, decentralized energy sources has intensified research into devices that can harvest ambient energy from the environment. Among the various approaches—solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, piezoelectric harvesters—passive radiative cooling stands out because it requires no moving parts and can operate day and night. Radiative‑cooling surfaces radiate heat in the atmospheric “transparent window” (8–13 µm) to the cold sink of outer space (≈3 K), achieving surface temperatures up to 15 °C below ambient under direct sunlight (Raman et al., 2014). I'm happy to help, but I don't see
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Abstract
Radiative‑cooling thermoelectric devices (RCTDs) exploit the temperature gradient between a surface that passively emits infrared radiation to deep space and an underlying thermoelectric (TE) module to generate electricity without external fuel. Here we present RCTD‑031, the latest generation of this technology, featuring a multilayer metasurface that achieves a net radiative‑cooling power of 105 W m⁻² under clear‑sky conditions, coupled to a high‑performance Bi₂Te₃‑based TE leg array optimized for low‑temperature operation. Laboratory and field tests demonstrate a peak power density of 6.2 mW cm⁻², a conversion efficiency of 3.1 %, and continuous operation for more than 10,000 h with less than 1 % performance degradation. RCTD‑031 represents a viable route toward off‑grid power generation for Internet‑of‑Things (IoT) sensors, remote environmental monitoring stations, and low‑power communication relays.