公开(公告)号：US07646526B1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-12

申请号：US12242897

申请日：2008-09-30

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/03 ,  G09G3/34

CPC分类号： C03C17/06 ,  C03C2217/27 ,  C22C12/00 ,  C23C14/185 ,  G02F1/1508 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F2001/1536 ,  G02F2201/34

摘要： One exemplary embodiment of an electrochromic thin-film material comprises an alloy of antimony and one or more base metals; and/or an alloy of antimony, one or more base metals, and lithium; and/or an alloy of antimony, one or more base metals, lithium, and one or more noble metals. Another exemplary embodiment of an electrochromic thin-film material comprises a multilayer stack, the multilayer stack comprising at least one layer comprising one of antimony, antimony-lithium alloy, antimony-one or more base metals alloy, antimony-one or more base metals-lithium alloy, antimony-one or more base metals-one or more noble metals alloy, and antimony-one or more base metals-one or more noble metals-lithium alloy; and at least one alternating layer comprising one of a base metal and a base-metal alloy. One or more of the base metals comprise Co, Mn, Ni, Fe, Zn, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W, Cd, Mg, Al, Ga, In, Sn, Pb, and Bi, and alloys thereof.

摘要翻译： 电致变色薄膜材料的一个示例性实施方案包括锑和一种或多种贱金属的合金; 和/或锑，一种或多种贱金属和锂的合金; 和/或锑，一种或多种贱金属，锂和一种或多种贵金属的合金。 电致变色薄膜材料的另一示例性实施方案包括多层叠层，所述多层叠层包括至少一层，包括锑，锑 - 锂合金，锑 - 一种或多种贱金属合金，锑 - 一种或多种贱金属 - 锂合金，锑 - 一种或多种贱金属 - 一种或多种贵金属合金和锑 - 一种或多种贱金属 - 一种或多种贵金属 - 锂合金; 以及包含贱金属和贱金属合金之一的至少一个交替层。 一种或多种贱金属包括Co，Mn，Ni，Fe，Zn，Ti，V，Cr，Zr，Nb，Mo，Hf，Ta，W，Cd，Mg，Al，Ga，In，Sn，Pb， 和Bi及其合金。

公开(公告)号：US08764951B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US12814279

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

IPC分类号： C23C14/00 ,  C23C14/32 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153

CPC分类号： C23C14/083 ,  G02F1/1525

摘要： Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically-insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically-insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices.

公开(公告)号：US08764950B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US12814277

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

IPC分类号： C23C14/00 ,  C23C14/32 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153

CPC分类号： C23C14/083 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/1525

摘要： Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically-insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically-insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices.

摘要翻译： 常规的电致变色器件经常具有差的可靠性和差的性能。 使用完全固体和无机材料进行改进。 通过形成用作IC层的离子传导电绝缘界面区域来制造电致变色器件。 在一些方法中，在形成电致变色剂和对电极层之后形成界面区域。 界面区域包含离子传导电绝缘材料以及电致变色和/或对电极层的成分。 与常规设备相比，电致变色器件的材料和微结构提供了性能和可靠性的改进。

公开(公告)号：US08432603B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US12645159

申请日：2009-12-22

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Eric Kurman ,  Mark Kozlowski ,  Mike Scobey ,  Jeremy Dixon ,  Anshu Pradhan

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Eric Kurman ,  Mark Kozlowski ,  Mike Scobey ,  Jeremy Dixon ,  Anshu Pradhan

IPC分类号： G02F1/153

CPC分类号： G02F1/1523 ,  B05D5/06 ,  B23K20/10 ,  C03C17/3417 ,  C03C2217/94 ,  C23C10/28 ,  C23C14/021 ,  C23C14/022 ,  C23C14/024 ,  C23C14/046 ,  C23C14/08 ,  C23C14/083 ,  C23C14/085 ,  C23C14/086 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/185 ,  C23C14/3407 ,  C23C14/568 ,  C23C14/58 ,  C23C14/5806 ,  C23C14/5853 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/1533 ,  G02F1/155

摘要： Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Some of the difficulties result from inappropriate design and construction of the devices. In order to improve device reliability two layers of an electrochromic device, the counter electrode layer and the electrochromic layer, can each be fabricated to include defined amounts of lithium. Further, the electrochromic device may be subjected to a multistep thermochemical conditioning operation to improve performance. Additionally, careful choice of the materials and morphology of some components of the electrochromic device provides improvements in performance and reliability. In some devices, all layers of the device are entirely solid and inorganic.

摘要翻译： 以前的电致变色器件经常具有差的可靠性和差的性能。 一些困难是由于设备的不当设计和构造造成的。 为了提高器件可靠性，可以制造两层电致变色器件，对电极层和电致变色层，以包括规定量的锂。 此外，可以对电致变色装置进行多步热化学调节操作以改善性能。 另外，仔细选择电致变色器件的某些组件的材料和形态可以提高性能和可靠性。 在某些设备中，设备的所有层都是完全固体和无机的。

公开(公告)号：US20110267674A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US12772055

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

IPC分类号： G02F1/153

CPC分类号： C23C14/083 ,  B32B17/10513 ,  C23C14/088 ,  C23C14/185 ,  C23C14/34 ,  C23C14/548 ,  C23C14/568 ,  E06B3/6722 ,  G02F1/1525 ,  G02F2001/1555

摘要： Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices.

公开(公告)号：US20110266138A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US12814279

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

IPC分类号： C23C14/08 ,  C23C14/34

CPC分类号： C23C14/083 ,  G02F1/1525

摘要： Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically-insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically-insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices.

摘要翻译： 常规的电致变色器件经常具有差的可靠性和差的性能。 使用完全固体和无机材料进行改进。 通过形成用作IC层的离子传导电绝缘界面区域来制造电致变色器件。 在一些方法中，在形成电致变色剂和对电极层之后形成界面区域。 界面区域包含离子传导电绝缘材料以及电致变色和/或对电极层的成分。 与常规设备相比，电致变色器件的材料和微结构提供了性能和可靠性的改进。

公开(公告)号：US08031389B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US12242917

申请日：2008-10-01

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G02F1/153

CPC分类号： G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/19

摘要： An all-solid-state electrochromic device comprises a transparent base material, and an electrochromic multilayer-stack structure formed on the transparent base material. The electrochromic multilayer-stack structure comprises a first transparent-conductive film formed on the transparent base material, an ion-storage layer formed on the first transparent-conductive film, a solid-electrolyte layer formed on the ion-storage layer, and an electrochromic layer formed on the solid-electrolyte layer. The electrochromic layer comprises a reflection-controllable electrochromic layer. In one exemplary embodiment, the electrochromic layer comprises a reflection-controllable layer that comprises at least one of antimony and an antimony-based alloy. A second transparent-conductive film can be formed on the reflection-controllable layer, or between the reflection-controllable layer and the solid-electrolyte layer. In one exemplary embodiment, the second transparent-conductive layer comprises a base metal and/or a base metal alloy.

摘要翻译： 全固体电致变色装置包括透明基材和形成在透明基材上的电致变色多层堆叠结构。 电致变色多层堆叠结构包括形成在透明基材上的第一透明导电膜，形成在第一透明导电膜上的离子存储层，形成在离子保存层上的固体电解质层和电致变色 层，形成在固体电解质层上。 电致变色层包括反射可控电致变色层。 在一个示例性实施例中，电致变色层包括反射可控层，其包含锑和锑基合金中的至少一种。 第二透明导电膜可以形成在反射可控层上，或反射可控层和固体电解质层之间。 在一个示例性实施例中，第二透明导电层包括贱金属和/或贱金属合金。

公开(公告)号：US20100243427A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12645111

申请日：2009-12-22

申请人： Mark Kozlowski ,  Eric Kurman ,  Zhongchun Wang ,  Mike Scobey ,  Jeremy Dixon ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

发明人： Mark Kozlowski ,  Eric Kurman ,  Zhongchun Wang ,  Mike Scobey ,  Jeremy Dixon ,  Anshu Pradhan ,  Robert Rozbicki

IPC分类号： B05D5/12 ,  C23C16/00 ,  C23C16/06 ,  C23C16/52 ,  C23C14/34

CPC分类号： G02F1/1523 ,  B05D5/06 ,  B23K20/10 ,  C03C17/3417 ,  C03C2217/94 ,  C23C10/28 ,  C23C14/021 ,  C23C14/022 ,  C23C14/024 ,  C23C14/046 ,  C23C14/08 ,  C23C14/083 ,  C23C14/085 ,  C23C14/086 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/185 ,  C23C14/3407 ,  C23C14/568 ,  C23C14/58 ,  C23C14/5806 ,  C23C14/5853 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/1533 ,  G02F1/155

摘要： Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition.

摘要翻译： 先前的电致变色器件经常遭受高水平的缺陷。 缺陷可能表现为电致变色转变受损的针孔或斑点。 这对于许多应用如电致变色建筑玻璃是不可接受的。 具有低缺陷性的改进的电致变色器件可以通过将电致变色器件的某些分层部件沉积在单个集成沉积系统中来制造。 虽然这些层被沉积和/或在衬底（例如玻璃窗）上被沉积和/或处理，但是衬底从不离开受控的环境环境，例如具有非常低水平粒子的低压控制气氛。 可以使用物理气相沉积来沉积这些层。

公开(公告)号：US07715082B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-11

申请号：US12165292

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G09G3/19 ,  G09G3/38

CPC分类号： G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/153

摘要： An electrochromic switching device comprises a counter electrode, an active electrode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the counter electrode and the active electrode. The active electrode comprises at least one of an oxide, a nitride, an oxynitrides, a partial oxide, a partial nitride and a partial oxynitride of at least one of Sb, Bi, Si, Ge, Sn, Te, N, P, As, Ga, In, Al, C, Pb and I. Upon application of a current to the electrochromic switching device, a compound comprising at least one of the alkali and the alkaline earth metal ion and an element of the active electrode is formed as part of the active electrode.

摘要翻译： 电致变色开关装置包括对电极，有源电极和设置在对电极和有源电极之间的电解质层。 有源电极包括Sb，Bi，Si，Ge，Sn，Te，N，P，As中的至少一种的氧化物，氮化物，氮氧化物，部分氧化物，部分氮化物和部分氧氮化物中的至少一种 Ga，In，Al，C，Pb和I.当向电致变色开关装置施加电流时，将包含碱金属和碱土金属离子中的至少一种的化合物和有源电极的元素形成为部分 的活性电极。

公开(公告)号：US20090323158A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12165292

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

发明人： Zhongchun Wang ,  Paul P. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G02F1/153

CPC分类号： G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/153

摘要： An electrochromic switching device comprises a counter electrode, an active electrode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the counter electrode and the active electrode. The active electrode comprises at least one of an oxide, a nitride, an oxynitrides, a partial oxide, a partial nitride and a partial oxynitride of at least one of Sb, Bi, Si, Ge, Sn, Te, N, P, As, Ga, In, Al, C, Pb and I. Upon application of a current to the electrochromic switching device, a compound comprising at least one of the alkali and the alkaline earth metal ion and an element of the active electrode is formed as part of the active electrode.

摘要翻译： 电致变色开关装置包括对电极，有源电极和设置在对电极和有源电极之间的电解质层。 有源电极包括Sb，Bi，Si，Ge，Sn，Te，N，P，As中的至少一种的氧化物，氮化物，氮氧化物，部分氧化物，部分氮化物和部分氧氮化物中的至少一种 Ga，In，Al，C，Pb和I.当向电致变色开关装置施加电流时，将包含碱金属和碱土金属离子中的至少一种的化合物和有源电极的元素形成为部分 的活性电极。