Switchable window based on electrochromic polymers

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2072-2080

  Xu, Chunye ^a   Liu, Lu ^a   Legenski, Susan E ^a   Ning, Dai ^a   Taya, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTRODES; MONOMERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PLASTIC FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

CATHODIC MONOMER; CATHODIC POLYMER FILM; COUNTERELECTRODE; ELECTROCHROMIC POLYMERS; GEL ELECTROLYTES; GLASS ELECTRODE; SWITCHABLE WINDOW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS;

EID: 4143153958     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0259     Document Type: Article

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