Electrochromic element, materials for use in such element, processes for making such element and such materials and use of such element in an electrochromic glass device
US5274493A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/1524
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrochromic element useful in an electrochromic glass or mirror device and a process for making such element. The element is a five-layered structure including an electrolyte ion conducting layer interposed between first and second inorganic electrochromic layers which are interposed between a pair of conductive electrodes. The second inorganic electrochromic layer is amorphous. The first and second inorganic electrochromic layers are different and are capable of exhibiting color-forming properties complementary to one another upon the incorporation of at least one H, Li, Na, K, Ag, Cu or Tl ion. The electrolyte ion conducting layer may be a copolymer of ethylene oxide, butylene oxide or methyl glycidyl ether, and optionally a small amount of allyl glycidyl ether, along with an ionizable salt, or may be a polyurethane gel formed by reacting the copolymer with triisocyanate, along with an ionizable salt. The second inorganic electrochromic layer comprises a transition element chalconide or halide which exhibits a color change when shifting between the +2 and +3 valence states or between the +3 and +4 valence states. The second inorganic electrochromic layer may be produced by …
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