Near infrared electrochromic variable optical attenuator based on ruthenium complex and polycrystalline tungsten oxide

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2688-2690

  Zhang, Jidong ^a,b   Wu, Xianguo ^b   Yu, Hongan ^b   Yan, Donghang ^a   Wang, Zhiyuan ^a,b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dinuclear ruthenium complex; Near infrared electrochromic; Optical attenuation; Polycrystalline tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749841248     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wb0116     Document Type: Article

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