Electrochemichromic solutions, processes for preparing and using the same, and devices manufactured with the same
First Claim
1. An electrochemichromic device capable for use as a vehicular glazing which may be selected from the group consisting of windows, sun roofs, sun visors and shade bands, said electrochemichromic device comprising:
- (a) a first substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square;
(b) a second substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square, said second substrate positioned in substantially parallel spaced-apart relationship with said first substrate and being laterally displaced therefrom;
(c) sealing means positioned toward the peripheral edge of each of said first substrate and said second substrate and sealingly forming a cell cavity therebetween;
(d) an electrochemichromic solution capable of color change when an applied potential is introduced thereto having been dispensed into and confined within said cell cavity, said electrochemichromic solution comprising;
(i) at least one anodic compound;
(ii) at least one cathodic compound; and
(iii) a solvent; and
(e) a means for introducing an applied potential to said electrochemichromic solution to controllably cause a variation in the amount of light transmitted through said device, wherein at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is constructed from float glass and increases the amount of reflected color inhibited and light transmitted therethrough, wherein said conductive coating of said at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is composed of a layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide, wherein the at least one substrate constructed from float glass is coated with a multilayer structure that increases the amount of reflected color inhibited, said multilayer structure comprising said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide, and wherein said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide is undercoated with an anti-iridescence means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to electrochromic solutions and devices manufactured therefrom. More precisely, the invention relates to electrochemichromic solutions, and those devices manufactured with the same, that demonstrate superior responsiveness to those solutions known heretofore when an applied potential is introduced thereto. That is, the responsiveness observed in terms of solution coloring is of a greater rapidity, intensity and uniformity than those electrochemichromic solutions of the prior art. Preparation of these solutions involve the novel process of pre-treating at least one of the electrochemichromic compounds with a redox agent prior to placing it in contact with the other electrochemichromic compound. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods of preparing such novel solutions and processes for using these solutions to provide devices that exhibit and benefit from the aforementioned superior characteristics.
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28 Claims
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1. An electrochemichromic device capable for use as a vehicular glazing which may be selected from the group consisting of windows, sun roofs, sun visors and shade bands, said electrochemichromic device comprising:
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(a) a first substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square; (b) a second substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square, said second substrate positioned in substantially parallel spaced-apart relationship with said first substrate and being laterally displaced therefrom; (c) sealing means positioned toward the peripheral edge of each of said first substrate and said second substrate and sealingly forming a cell cavity therebetween; (d) an electrochemichromic solution capable of color change when an applied potential is introduced thereto having been dispensed into and confined within said cell cavity, said electrochemichromic solution comprising; (i) at least one anodic compound; (ii) at least one cathodic compound; and (iii) a solvent; and (e) a means for introducing an applied potential to said electrochemichromic solution to controllably cause a variation in the amount of light transmitted through said device, wherein at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is constructed from float glass and increases the amount of reflected color inhibited and light transmitted therethrough, wherein said conductive coating of said at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is composed of a layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide, wherein the at least one substrate constructed from float glass is coated with a multilayer structure that increases the amount of reflected color inhibited, said multilayer structure comprising said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide, and wherein said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide is undercoated with an anti-iridescence means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrochemichromic mirror selected from the group consisting of automotive rearview interior mirrors, automotive rearview exterior mirrors and large area truck mirrors and having a range of reflectance from greater than about 70% to less than about 10%, said electrochemichromic mirror comprising:
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(a) a first substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square; (b) a second substantially transparent substrate coated with at least a substantially transparent conductive coating on its interior face having a sheet resistance in the range of from about 1 to about 100 ohms per square, said second conductive coated substrate positioned in substantially parallel spaced-apart relationship with said first substrate and being laterally displaced therefrom; (c) sealing means positioned toward the peripheral edge of each of said first substrate and said second substrate and sealingly forming a cell cavity therebetween; (d) a reflective coating on a face of either one of said first substrate or said second substrate; (e) an electrochemichromic solution capable of color change when an applied potential is introduced thereto having been dispensed into and confined within said cell cavity, said electrochemichromic solution comprising; (i) at least one anodic compound; (ii) at least one cathodic compound; and (iii) a solvent; and (f) a means for introducing an applied potential to said electrochemichromic solution to controllably cause a variation in the amount of light reflected from said mirror, wherein at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is constructed from float glass and increases the amount of reflected color inhibited and light transmitted therethrough, wherein said conductive coating of said at least one of said first substrate and said second substrate is composed of fluorine-doped tin oxide, wherein the at least one substrate constructed from float glass is coated with a multilayer structure that increases the amount of reflected color inhibited, said multilayer structure comprising said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide, and wherein said layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide is undercoated with an anti-iridescence means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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