Photochromic electret: A new tool for light energy harvesting

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-57

  Castagna, Rossella ^a,b   Garbugli, Michele ^b   Bianco, Andrea ^c   Perissinotto, Stefano ^b   Pariani, Giorgio ^a,c   Bertarelli, Chiara ^a,b   Lanzani, Guglielmo ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica G Natta   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIARYLETHENES; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; PHOTOCHROMIC REACTIONS; PHOTON ENERGY; POLARIZATION MODULATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT;

ELECTRETS; ENERGY HARVESTING; LIGHT;

PHOTOCHROMISM;

EID: 84855462095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz2014506     Document Type: Article

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