Electrochromic display device with improved erasing characteristic
First Claim
1. An electrochromic device comprising a film of persistant electrochromic inorganic compound, an electrode layer on one side of said film, an electrolyte layer on the opposite side of said film, a conductive counter electrode layer on the opposite side of said electrolyte layer, said counter electrode layer comprising an electrochemically reversible oxidizing agent having oxidizing electrode potential more negative than carbon to increase the open circuit potential of said device when the film of electrochromic material is in its colored state.
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Abstract
An electrochromic device having an electrochromic layer of persistent electrochromic material such as tungsten oxide, and an electrolyte layer and a counter electrode which comprises an oxidizing agent which has oxidizing electrode potential more negative than the electrochromic layer to provide a stored charge for erasing color from the electrochromic layer, and to increase the emf of the charge used for the erase function. Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are manganese dioxide and chromic oxide.
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- 1. An electrochromic device comprising a film of persistant electrochromic inorganic compound, an electrode layer on one side of said film, an electrolyte layer on the opposite side of said film, a conductive counter electrode layer on the opposite side of said electrolyte layer, said counter electrode layer comprising an electrochemically reversible oxidizing agent having oxidizing electrode potential more negative than carbon to increase the open circuit potential of said device when the film of electrochromic material is in its colored state.
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