Electrochromic devices, assemblies incorporating electrochromic devices, and/or methods of making the same
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1. An electrochromic assembly, comprising:
- 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 device layers comprising, in order moving away from the first substrate, a first transparent conductive coating, a doped and anodically coloring counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, a doped electrochromic layer comprising WOx, and a second transparent conductive coating,wherein the first and second substrates are laminated to one another, andwherein the second substrate is heat treated and the first substrate is not heat treated.
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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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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 device layers comprising, in order moving away from the first substrate, a first transparent conductive coating, a doped and anodically coloring counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, a doped electrochromic layer comprising WOx, and a second transparent conductive coating, wherein the first and second substrates are laminated to one another, and wherein the second substrate is heat treated and the first substrate is not heat treated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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