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Nanoscale, 2009, 1, 266 - 270, DOI: 10.1039/b9nr00091g

Does mesoporosity enhance thin film properties? A question of electrode material for electrochromism of WO3

Rainer Ostermann and Bernd Smarsly

Replacing the commonly used indium tin oxide (ITO) with a thin metal layer as a quasi-transparent electrode leads to enhancement and acceleration of the electrochromic response of WO3, as otherwise there is an electronic activation barrier at the interface between WO3 and the ITO electrode, impeding fast electron transfer.

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