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Solid electrochromic element
Assignee: Nikon Corp
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Filing: 1979-12-20
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Granted: 1981-10-06
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Expires: 1999-12-20
Abstract
Abstract In a solid electrochromic element which comprises a lamination of a first electrode, a dielectric material layer, an electron blocking layer, a solid electrochromic substance layer and a second electrode and in which a voltage is applied between the first and the second electrode to thereby cause coloration of the solid electrochromic substance layer, the electron blocking layer is formed by two layers, of which the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a positive voltage is applied is formed by an N-type semiconductor and the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a negative voltage is applied formed by a P-type semiconductor.
Inventors
- 👤 Yosuke Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 21:35
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/15; G02F1/1514; G02F1/1523; G02F1/1525; G02F1/153; G02F1/1533; H; H10; H10N; H10N99/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A solid electrochromic element which comprises a dielectric material layer, an electron blocking layer, a solid electrochromic substance layer and a second electrode successively laminated on a first electrode and in which a voltage is applied between said first and said second electrode to thereby cause coloration of said solid electrochromic substance layer, the improvement residing in that said electron blocking layer is formed by at least two layers, of which the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a positive voltage is applied is formed by an N-type semiconductor and the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a negative voltage is applied is formed by a P-type semiconductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A solid electrochromic element which comprises a dielectric material layer, an electron blocking layer, a solid electrochromic substance layer and a second electrode successively laminated on a first electrode and in which a voltage is applied between said first and said second electrode to thereby cause coloration of said solid electrochromic substance layer, the improvement residing in that said electron blocking layer is formed by at least two layers, of which the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a positive voltage is applied is formed by an N-type semiconductor and the layer adjacent to the electrode to which a negative voltage is applied is formed by a P-type semiconductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The solid electrochromic element according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric material layer is formed by a P-type semiconductor, said electrochromic substance layer is formed by an N-type semiconductor, and a positive voltage and a negative voltage are applied to said first electrode and said second electrode, respectively, to thereby cause coloration of said electrochromic substance layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The solid electrochromic element according to claim 2, wherein said electrochromic substance layer is composed with tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ) or molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3 ) or a mixture thereof as the main component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The solid electrochromic element according to claim 2, wherein said dielectric material layer is composed with nickel oxide (NiO), bismuth oxide (BiO), chromium oxide (Cr 2 O 3 ), iridium oxide (IrO), titanium oxide (Ti 2 O 3 ), manganese oxide (MnO), iron oxide (FeO), cobalt oxide (CoO), silver oxide (Ag 2 O) or copper oxide (CuO) as the main component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
The solid electrochromic element according to claim 2, wherein said dielectric material layer is composed with nickel oxide (NiO) as the main component, the N-type semiconductor layer of said electron blocking layer is composed with tungsten oxide (WO 3 ) as the main component, the P-type semiconductor layer of said electron blocking layer is composed with nickel oxide (NiO) as the main component, and said electrochromic substance layer is composed with tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ) as the main component.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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