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Electrochromic phenomena in transition metal oxide thin films prepared by thermal evaporation

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We present an experimental study on the electrochromic properties of MoO3, WO3 and mixed WO3-MoO3 thin films prepared by thermal evaporation. We have constructed symmetric and quasi-symmetric electrochromic cells incorporating the evaporated oxide films as electrochromic layers. Li+ doped V2O5 films served as ion storage layers. The symmetric cells were found to exhibit significantly improved optical properties compared to the quasi-symmetric ones, with very low luminous transmittance values in the colored state, which makes them suitable for large-area window applications.

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  1. Solar Energy Laboratory, Physics Department University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece

    S. Papaefthimiou, G. Leftheriotis & P. Yianoulis

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Papaefthimiou, S., Leftheriotis, G. & Yianoulis, P. Electrochromic phenomena in transition metal oxide thin films prepared by thermal evaporation. Ionics 4, 321–329 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02375873

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