Electrochromism

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Electrochromic display device

Abstract: An electrochromic display device which comprises a display electrode comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode formed on an inner surface of the transparent substrate and an electrochromic material layer for display made of tungsten oxide and formed on the transparent electrode; a counter electrode comprising a substrate, a conductive layer formed on an inner surface of the substrate and an activated carbon fiber material; and a spacer provided between the display electrode and the counter electrode with their inner surfaces facing each other to define, between them, an electrolyte chamber, which is filled with an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and at least one of the tertiary alkyl ammonium salts and quarternary alkyl ammonium slats dissolved in a non-aqueous medium containing a small amount of water, which device has increased original injected charge which can last for a long time.

Electrochromism in anodic iridium oxide films

Abstract: The oxidation state of iridium ions in an oxide film grown electrochemically on an Ir metal reflector electrode in aqueous 0.5M H2SO4 electrolyte can be rapidly and reversibly modulated by voltage pulses of 1 V amplitude according to the reaction: Ir(OH)n(transparent) ⇄IrOx(OH)n−x(colored)+xH++xe. This valency interconversion produces a marked change in light absorption throughout the visible wavelength region and occurs without change in film thickness. Color‐bleach cycles exhibit reflectance contrast changes, ΔR/R, and charging times, τ, suitable for electrochromic display devices, e.g., for a film 700 A thick: ΔR/R=60% at λ=546 nm and τ≈40 msec. The fast write‐erase times are made possible by the highly porous and hydrated nature of the oxide film. The charge (∼20 mC cm−2) and energy (∼20 mJ cm−2) are comparable with those for other electrochromic oxide systems, e.g., the tungsten bronzes. Advantages of the iridium oxide system include: (i) fast response; (ii) stability of the colored written state in ...

Information display area on electrochromic mirrors having a third surface metal reflector

Abstract: An improved electrochromic rearview mirror for motor vehicles, the mirror incorporating an information display area by removing a portion of a reflective and conductive layer on the inside (third) surface of the back glass element of a dimming portion of the rearview mirror and aligning a display device with this information display area. The portion removed is laser ablated to leave lines devoid of reflective material separated by lines of the reflective material. The remaining lines of reflective material are in electrical contact with the remaining reflective and conductive layer on the third surface. The reflective layer forms an integral electrode in contact with the electrochromic media, and may be a single layer of a highly reflective material or may comprise a series of coatings where the outer coating is a highly reflecting material. The other electrode on the inside (second) surface of the front glass is a transparent electrode which also contacts the electrochromic media inside the mirror element.

Enhanced electrochromism in gyroid-structured vanadium pentoxide.

Abstract: Manufacturing V(2)O(5) in a 3D periodic highly interconnected gyroid structure on the 10 nm length scale is shown to lead to a significant electrochromic performance enhancement. The structured devices surpass previous inorganic electrochromic materials in all relevant parameters: the switching speed, coloration contrast, and composite coloration efficiency. In particular, the 85 ms switching speed lies within a factor of two of video rate. Enhanced ion intercalation into the gyroid morphology can be extended to other transition-metal oxides and is therefore promising for lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, and sensors.