Optical investigation of the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation mechanisms of evaporated MgNi films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 503-517

  Ell, Jürgen ^a   Georg, Andreas ^b   Arntzen, Markus ^c   Gombert, Andreas ^b   Graf, Wolfgang ^b   Wittwer, Volker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c PSE GmbH Forschung Entwicklung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnesium nickel films; Metal hydrides; Optical properties; Reaction kinetics; Switchable mirrors

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROGENATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROGENATION; INTERMETALLICS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEATION; REACTION KINETICS;

MAGNESIUM NICKEL FILMS; METAL HYDRIDES; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33847377958     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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