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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 785023, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/785023
Research Article
Characterization of Porous WO3 Electrochromic Device by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Department of Energy Engineering, National United University, Miaoli 36003, Taiwan
Received 4 October 2012; Accepted 22 December 2012
Academic Editor: Wen Zeng
Copyright © 2013 Chien Chon Chen. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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