The donor-acceptor approach allows ablack-to-transmissive switching polymeric electrochrome

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 795-799

  Beaujuge, P M ^a   Ellinger, S ^a   Reynolds, J R ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROCHROMISM; FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

ELECTROCHROMIC POLYMERS; HIGH CONTRAST RATIO; HIGH-PERFORMANCE DISPLAYS; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

POLYMERS;

COLORING AGENT; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 52649095220     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2272     Document Type: Article

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