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In this study, a thermoelectric device that simultaneously harvests both radiative cooling and solar heating is presented. The essential component is a vertically placed transparent thermoelectric module made of thin films. By sandwiching the transparent thermoelectric module between a transparent plate at the top and a black plate at the bottom, we demonstrate that the device is able to harvest radiative cooling and solar heating simultaneously during the day, as well as radiative cooling at night, as confirmed by outdoor and indoor measurements. The developed device is an efficient method for simultaneously harvesting solar heating and radiative cooling, which could facilitate efficient energy harvesting and serve as a standalone power supply for off-grid sensor modules.

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• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
  

Keyword: radiative cooling,, solar heating, thermoelectric generator, energy harvesting, transparent thermoelectric material

Date published: 2024-04-08

Publisher: Elsevier BV

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• Materials Today (ISSN: 13697021)

Funding:

• Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJPR19I2
• Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJFR2139
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H01917
• Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJMI19A1

Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.4493

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2024.03.012

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Published on MDR: 2026-04-09 08:25:01 +0900