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A novel structure of photoelectrochromic cell fabricated with titanium wirelike photo-electrode is introduced in this paper. The transmittance spectra show that average transmittance of devices is 68.0% (from 400 to 1100 nm) at bleached state and 26.1% (from 400 to 1100 nm) at colored state, respectively. And the maximal photopic transmittance of the device varies from 81.9% (bleached state) to 30.3% (colored state) at 736 nm. Compared with traditional devices, the spectral response range is improved obviously, which solves the problem of lower transmittance at bleached state for traditional devices.
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Liu, Y., Shen, H., Chen, W. et al. Novel photoelectrochromic cells fabricated with wirelike photo-electrode. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 3173–3177 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0454-7
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