Optical property and cycling durability of polytetrafluoroethylene top-covered and metal buffer layer inserted Mg-Ni switchable mirror

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1642-1646

  Bao, Shanhu ^a   Yamada, Yasusei ^a   Tajima, Kazuki ^a   Okada, Masahisa ^a   Yoshimura, Kazuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen storage alloy; Mg Ni alloy thin film; Polytetrafluoroethylene thin film; Switchable mirror

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN CONTAINING GAS; MG-NI ALLOY THIN FILM; MG-NI ALLOYS; MIXED GAS; NI THIN FILMS; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; OXIDIZATION; REVERSIBLE SWITCHING; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SWITCHABLE MIRROR; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; SWITCHING CYCLES; TRANSMISSION MODULATION;

BUFFER LAYERS; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MIRRORS; NICKEL; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PALLADIUM; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SWITCHING; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

IRON ALLOYS;

EID: 67649408744     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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