Elucidation of the electrochromic mechanism of nanostructured iron oxides films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 751-758

  Garcia Lobato, M A ^a   Martinez, Arturo I ^a   Perry, Dale L ^b   Castro Roman, M ^a   Zarate, R A ^c   Escobar Alarcon, L ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Electrochromism; Feroxyhyte; Hematite; Iron oxide films; Magnetite

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COLOR CHANGES; COLORATION MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL CYCLING; ELECTROCHROMIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCHROMICS; FEROXYHYTE; HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON OXIDE THIN FILMS; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; NANO-STRUCTURED; TOPOTACTIC TRANSFORMATION;

ELECTROCHROMISM; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETITE; REDOX REACTIONS; THIN FILMS;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 78650710870     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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