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Polymer having isothianaphthene structure and electrochromic display
Assignee: University of California, San Diego
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Filing: 1986-12-02
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Granted: 1988-09-20
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Expires: 2006-12-02
Abstract
Abstract An electrochromic display device is provided in which a high molecular weight conductive membrane is formed on a conductive, transparent base, and an opposing electrode is arranged thereunder via a liquid electrolyte. The conductive, electrochromic membrane is a polyisothianaphthene, a chemically and physically stable material which gives the device superior electrochromic switching characteristics, including a fast response time and a high contrast color change upon oxidation and reduction. Other applications which rely on the electrochromic properties of the polyisothianaphthene are disclosed as well.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred Wudl
- 👤 Alan Heeger
- 👤 Masao Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-04 18:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; H01B1/124; H01B1/127; C; C08; C08G; C08G61/00; C08G61/12; C08G61/122; C08G61/123; C09; C09K; C09K9/00; C09K9/02; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/15; G02F1/1514; G02F1/1516; G02F1/15165; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/60; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
An electrochromic display wherein a high molecular weight conductive membrane formed on a conductive transparent base is used as a display base and an opposing electrode is arranged thereunder via a liquid electrolyte, said high molecular weight conductive membrane comprising a polymer having an isothianaphthene structure and capable of being reversibly oxidized or reduced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
An electrochromic display wherein a high molecular weight conductive membrane formed on a conductive transparent base is used as a display base and an opposing electrode is arranged thereunder via a liquid electrolyte, said high molecular weight conductive membrane comprising a polymer having an isothianaphthene structure and capable of being reversibly oxidized or reduced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
The electrochromic display of claim 1 wherein said isothianaphthene polymer has a structural formula selected from the group consisting of (Ia) and (Ib): ##STR11## wherein said R 1 and R 2 are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, with the proviso that said R 1 and R 2 may link together to form, along with the benzene ring, a fused ring which is naphthalene; said X is selected from the group consisting of sulfur, selenium and tellurium; said Y - represents an anion of an electrolyte; said z represents a number from 0.01 to 1 showing a ratio of the anion per mole of a monomer; and said n represents a number of from 5 to 500 showing a degree of polymerization.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The electrochromic display of claim 2 wherein X is sulfur.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The electrochromic display of claim 3 wherein R 1 and R 2 are both hydrogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrochromic display of claim 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrochromic display of claim 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, methoxy and thiomethyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrochromic display of claim 2 wherein said polymer has the structure of formula (Ib) and X is sulfur.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The electrochromic display of claim 7 wherein Y - is selected from the group consisting of Cl - , Br - , I - , ClO 4 - , BF 4 - , PF 6 - , AsF 6 - , SbF 6 - , AlCl 4 - , AlBr 4 - , FeCl 4 - and CF 3 SO 3 - .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrochromic display of claim 7 wherein Y - is HSO 4 - .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The electrochromic display of claim 1 wherein z represents a number from 0 to 0.40.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrochromic display of claim 2 wherein said polymer membrane is formed on said display base by electrochemical polymerization thereon of a compound having the formula ##STR12##
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrochromic display of claim 1 wherein the thickness of said polymer membrane is from about 0.03 to about 30 μm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrochromic display of claim 12 wherein the thickness of said polymer membrane is from about 0.05 to about 22 μm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrochromic display of claim 13 wherein the thickness of said polymer membrane is from about 0.1 to about 10 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrochromic display of claim 1 wherein said liquid electrolyte is a dispersion or solution comprising a supporting electrolyte in a solvent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
110 words
The electrochromic display of claim 15 wherein said supporting electrolyte comprises at least one compound of the formula Z + Y - wherein Z is a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, quaternary ammonium, phosphonium, carbonium, pyrylium and pyridinium ions. and wherein Z is an anion selected from the group consisting of Cl - , Br - , I - , ClO 4 - , BF 4 - , PF 6 - , AsF 6 - , SbF 6 - , AlCl 4 - , AlBr 4 - , FeCl 4 - and CF 3 SO 3 - , HSO 4 - and HF 2 - .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electrochromic display of claim 15 wherein said solvent is a nonaqueous organic solvent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrochromic display of claim 17 wherein said solvent is aprotic and has a high dielectric constant.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electrochromic display of claim 18 wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethers, ketones, nitriles, amines, amides, sulfur compounds, phosphoric ester compounds, phosphorous ester compounds, boric ester compounds, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, carbonates, nitro compounds and combinations thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The electrochromic display of claim 19 wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, acetonitrile, proprionitrile, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, butyronilrile, valeronitrile, benzonitrile. 1,2-dichloroethane, γ-butyrolactone, valerolactone, dimethoxyethane, methylformate, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethyl phosphate, methyl phosphate, ethyl phosphite, methyl phosphite, 3-methylsulfolane, and combinations thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrochromic display of claim 15 wherein the concentration of said support electrolyte in said solvent is from about 0.001 to about 10 mole/l.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrochromic display of claim 1 wherein said polymer membrane is spaced apart from said opposing electrode at a distance of from about 0.05 to about 5 mm.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
9 words
An electrode comprising a support member coated with polyisothianaphthene.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
9 words
An electrode comprising a support member coated with polyisothianaphthene.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A battery comprising an anode and a polyisothianaphthene-coated cathode separated from the anode by a porous partitioning membrane.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
A battery comprising an anode and a polyisothianaphthene-coated cathode separated from the anode by a porous partitioning membrane.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
A solar energy conversion device having a surface membrane material that is rendered conductive upon absorption of light, the surface membrane material comprising polyisothianaphthene.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
A solar energy conversion device having a surface membrane material that is rendered conductive upon absorption of light, the surface membrane material comprising polyisothianaphthene.
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