Self-organized layered hydrogenation in black Mg2NiH x switchable mirrors

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Lohstroh, W ^a   Westerwaal, R J ^a   Noheda, B ^a   Enache, S ^a   Giebels, I A M E ^a   Dam, B ^a   Griessen, R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SWITCHING;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 19744373847     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.197404     Document Type: Article

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