Growth of vertically aligned hierarchical WO3 nano-architecture arrays on transparent conducting substrates with outstanding electrochromic performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-110

  Cai, G F ^a   Tu, J P ^a,b   Zhou, D ^a   Wang, X L ^a,b   Gu, C D ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical property; Electrochromism; Infrared region; Nano architecture array; Solvothermal method; Tungsten trioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894263475     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.042     Document Type: Article

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