Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 36, Issue 2, 161(2021)

High-conductivity Hydrophobic Fumed-SiO2 Composite Gel Electrolyte for High Performance Electrochromic Devices

Qi ZHAO1, Ke QIAO1, Yongji YAO1, Zhang CHEN1, Dongchu CHEN2、*, and Yanfeng GAO1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 22. School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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    Qi ZHAO, Ke QIAO, Yongji YAO, Zhang CHEN, Dongchu CHEN, Yanfeng GAO. High-conductivity Hydrophobic Fumed-SiO2 Composite Gel Electrolyte for High Performance Electrochromic Devices[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(2): 161

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    Category: TOPLCAL SECTION: Electrochromic Materials and Devices (Contributing Editor: DIAO Xungang, WANG Jinmin)

    Received: Jul. 6, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 24, 2021

    The Author Email: Dongchu CHEN (chendc@fosu.edu.cn), Yanfeng GAO (yfgao@shu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20200376

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