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Electrochromic device

US4726664A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1986
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2001/1557
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrochromic device comprising an oxidation coloring substance coloring in an oxidized state and a reduction coloring substance coloring in a reduced state which are formed on the surfaces of a pair of electrodes, respectively, and an electrolyte held between the two substances, wherein the oxidation coloring substance is a double salt containing an iron hexacyanoferrate and the reduction coloring substance is a tungsten-oxalic acid compound. The electrochromic device has a long life suitable for actual applications and a short response time and can operate at low applied voltages.

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