A bi-functional device for self-powered electrochromic window and self-rechargeable transparent battery applications

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wang, Jinmin ^a,b   Zhang, Lei ^c   Yu, Le ^c   Jiao, Zhihui ^a   Xie, Huaqing ^b   Lou, Xiong Wen ^c   Wei Sun, Xiao ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SHANGHAI SECOND POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROLYTE; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ALUMINUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BLEACHING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DYE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY USE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONICS; IMPEDANCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; OXIDATION; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; RED LIGHT; SELF POWERED ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOW; SELF RECHARGEABLE TRANSPARENT BATTERY;

EID: 84923382292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5921     Document Type: Article

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