Electrochromism of Mg-Ni hydride switchable mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4458, Issue , 2001, Pages 128-137

  Isidorsson, J ^a,b   Giebels, I A M E ^b   Di Vece, M ^c   Griessen, R ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; GITT; Metal insulator transition; Mg Ni hydride; Optical properties; Phase transition; Switchable mirror; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DESORPTION; ENERGY GAP; GAS ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MIRRORS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION KINETICS; DESORPTION KINETICS; HYDRIDE SWITCHABLE MIRROR; OPTICAL BAND GAP; PRESSURE-COMPOSITION ISOTHERM;

ELECTROCHROMISM;

EID: 0035765441     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448240     Document Type: Article

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