Near infrared reflective copper oxide coated particles

A method for forming a copper coated particles comprising:

• combining a precipitating agent with a solution comprising copper nitrate and particles, wherein the particles are cobalt oxide (Co3O4) or carbon black, thereby forming coated particles;
• washing the coated particles, thereby obtaining washed coated particles;
• filtering the washed coated particles, thereby obtaining filtered coated particles;
• drying the filtered coated particles, thereby obtaining dried coated particles;
• and
• calcining the dried coated particles to form the copper coated particles, wherein
• the copper coated particles have a reflectivity of electromagnetic radiation in a visible spectrum that is less than or equal to 5%, and
• the copper coated particles have a reflectivity of electromagnetic radiation in a near-IR and LiDAR spectrum that is greater than or equal to 5%.