Electrochromic devices, assemblies incorporating electrochromic devices, and/or methods of making the same
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1. An electrochromic 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 electrochromic device layers supported by the first glass substrate, the plurality of electrochromic device layers comprising a first transparent conductive coating, a counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, an electrochromic layer, and a second transparent conductive coating;
wherein the first and second glass substrates are laminated and/or bonded to one another, and wherein the second glass substrate is thermally tempered and the first glass substrate is not thermally tempered, andwherein the electrochromic device layers face the third glass substrate.
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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 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 electrochromic device layers supported by the first glass substrate, the plurality of electrochromic device layers comprising a first transparent conductive coating, a counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, an electrochromic layer, and a second transparent conductive coating; wherein the first and second glass substrates are laminated and/or bonded to one another, and wherein the second glass substrate is thermally tempered and the first glass substrate is not thermally tempered, and wherein the electrochromic device layers face the third glass substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrochromic window 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 in the window assembly; a plurality of electrochromic device layers supported by the first glass substrate, the plurality of electrochromic device layers comprising at least one transparent conductive coating and an electrochromic layer; wherein the first and second glass substrates are laminated to one another via a polymer-based laminating layer, and wherein the second glass substrate is thermally tempered and the first glass substrate is not thermally tempered. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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