Environmental durability of electrochromic switchable mirror glass at sub-zero temperature

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-151

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

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

Author keywords

Degradation; Electrochromic; Environment; Switchable mirror; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHROMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DURABILITY; EXPOSURE-TIME; METALLIC MAGNESIUM; NON-METALLIC STATE; OPTICAL SWITCHING; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; SWITCHING SPEED;

DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; ELECTROCHROMISM; MAGNESIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; THIN FILMS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 84861846030     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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