Accelerated degradation studies on electrochromic switchable mirror glass based on magnesiumnickel thin film in simulated environment

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1716-1722

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

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

Author keywords

Electrochromic; Environment; Sputtering; Switchable mirror; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION; APPLIED VOLTAGES; ELECTROCHROMIC; ELECTROCHROMICS; ENERGY SAVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NI THIN FILMS; NON-METALLIC STATE; OPTICAL SWITCHING; RAPID DEGRADATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE LAYERS; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTROCHROMISM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLASS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOISTURE; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SUN; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 77955415537     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.034     Document Type: Article

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