Electrochromic devices, assemblies incorporating electrochromic devices, and/or methods of making the same
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1. An electrochromic (EC) assembly, comprising:
- first, second, and third glass substrates, the second and third substrates being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another;
a plurality of sputter deposited EC device layers supported by the first substrate, the plurality of EC device layers comprising a first transparent conductive coating (TCC), a counter electrode (CE) layer, ion conductor (IC) layer, an EC layer, and a second TCC;
wherein the first and second substrates are laminated or bonded to one another, andwherein the second substrate is thermally tempered and the first substrate is not thermally tempered.
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Abstract
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to electrochromic (EC) devices, assemblies incorporating electrochromic devices, and/or methods of making the same. More particularly, certain example embodiments of this invention relate to improved EC materials, EC device stacks, high-volume manufacturing (HVM) compatible process integration schemes, and/or high-throughput low cost deposition sources, equipment, and factories.
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1. An electrochromic (EC) assembly, comprising:
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first, second, and third glass substrates, the second and third substrates being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another; a plurality of sputter deposited EC device layers supported by the first substrate, the plurality of EC device layers comprising a first transparent conductive coating (TCC), a counter electrode (CE) layer, ion conductor (IC) layer, an EC layer, and a second TCC; wherein the first and second substrates are laminated or bonded to one another, and wherein the second substrate is thermally tempered and the first substrate is not thermally tempered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrochromic (EC) assembly, comprising:
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at least first and second glass substrates, the first and second substrates being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another; and a plurality of sputter deposited device layers supported by the first substrate, the plurality of EC device layers comprising a first transparent conductive coating (TCC), a doped and anodically coloring counter electrode (CE) layer, an ion conductor (IC) layer, a doped EC layer comprising WOx, and a second TCC. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrochromic device including a plurality of thin-film layers supported by a first substrate, the plurality of layers comprising:
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a doped and anodically coloring anode layer; an electrolyte layer comprising Li; and a doped cathode layer comprising WOx.
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22. The electrochromic device, wherein the anode and cathode layers are both electrochromic color changing layers in operation.
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