ELECTROCHROMIC MULTI-LAYER DEVICES WITH CHARGE SEQUESTRATION AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. An electrochromic multi-layer stack comprising:
- a first substrate;
a first electrically conductive layer;
a first electrode layer;
an ion conductor layer;
a second substrate;
a second electrically conductive layer;
a second electrode layer; and
a redox element, wherein the redox element is electrically isolated from the first and second electrically conductive layers and the first and second electrode layer and is laterally adjacent to either the first electrically conductive layer and the first electrode, or the second electrically conductive layer and the second electrode layer.
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Abstract
An electrochromic multi-layer stack is provided. The multi-layer stack includes an electrochromic multi-layer stack having a first substrate, a first electrically conductive layer, a first electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, a second substrate, a second electrically conductive layer, and a second electrode layer. The multi-layer stack includes a redox element, wherein the redox element is electrically isolated from the first and second electrically conductive layers and the first and second electrode layer and is laterally adjacent to either the first electrically conductive layer and the first electrode, or the second electrically conductive layer and the second electrode layer. A method for controlling an electrochromic device is also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrochromic multi-layer stack comprising:
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a first substrate; a first electrically conductive layer; a first electrode layer; an ion conductor layer; a second substrate; a second electrically conductive layer; a second electrode layer; and a redox element, wherein the redox element is electrically isolated from the first and second electrically conductive layers and the first and second electrode layer and is laterally adjacent to either the first electrically conductive layer and the first electrode, or the second electrically conductive layer and the second electrode layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling an electrochromic device, comprising:
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applying charge to the electrochromic device to reversibly cycle the electrochromic device between the optically less transmissive and optically more transmissive states, wherein the electrochromic device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, an auxiliary electrode, and an ion conductor; and applying charge periodically to the auxiliary electrode to adjust the oxidation state of the first or second electrode relative to the auxiliary electrode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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