ELECTROCHROMIC APPARATUS, ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT
First Claim
1. An electrochromic apparatus, comprising:
- a first support having a first surface on which a plurality of grooves is formed;
a first electrode disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the first support;
a first transparent conductive layer in contact with the first surface of the first support having the first electrode thereon;
an electrochromic layer in contact with the first transparent conductive layer;
a second support having a second surface on which a plurality of grooves is formed, the grooves on the second surface facing the grooves on the first surface;
a second electrode disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the second support;
a second transparent conductive layer in contact with the second surface of the second support having the second electrode thereon; and
an electrolyte layer between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conductive layer.
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Abstract
An electrochromic apparatus including a first support, a first electrode, a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer, a second support, a second electrode, a second transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer is provided. The first and second supports have first and second surfaces, respectively, on each of which a plurality of grooves is formed. The grooves on the second surface are facing the grooves on the first surface. The first and second electrodes are disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the first and second supports, respectively. The first and second transparent conductive layers are in contact with the first and second surfaces, respectively. The electrochromic layer is in contact with the first transparent conductive layer. The electrolyte layer is between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conductive layer.
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14 Claims
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1. An electrochromic apparatus, comprising:
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a first support having a first surface on which a plurality of grooves is formed; a first electrode disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the first support; a first transparent conductive layer in contact with the first surface of the first support having the first electrode thereon; an electrochromic layer in contact with the first transparent conductive layer; a second support having a second surface on which a plurality of grooves is formed, the grooves on the second surface facing the grooves on the first surface; a second electrode disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the second support; a second transparent conductive layer in contact with the second surface of the second support having the second electrode thereon; and an electrolyte layer between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrochromic element, comprising:
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a first support; a first electrode layer on the first support; a second support; a second electrode layer on the second support, the second electrode layer facing the first electrode layer; an electrolyte layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; an electrochromic layer in contact with the first electrode layer; and a first auxiliary electrode in contact with the first electrode layer and embedded in the first support while forming a flat surface with the first support, the first auxiliary electrode including a material having a resistance lower than that of the first electrode layer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing an electrochromic element, comprising:
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forming a plurality of recesses on at least one of a first surface of a first support and a second surface of a second support, the first surface and the second surface facing with each other; forming an auxiliary electrode at each one of the recesses; and flattening the first surface or the second surface having the auxiliary electrode on which an electrochromic layer is formed.
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