Recent advances in electrochromics for smart windows applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 199-216

  Granqvist, C G ^a   Azens, A ^a   Hjelm, A ^a   Kullman, L ^a   Niklasson, G A ^a   Ronnow D ^a   Stromme Mattsson M ^a   Veszelei, M ^a   Vaivars, G ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRODES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROCHROMIC SMART WINDOWS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

ELECTROCHROMISM;

INSULATION;

EID: 0032194433     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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