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US 11,237,448 B2Granted
Hybrid electrochromic devices and methods
AssigneeHeliotrope Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGuillermo Garcia, Amir Bayati
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Abstract
An electrochromic (EC) device and method of operating the same, the EC device including a transparent substrate, a working electrode disposed on the substrate and including electrochromic inorganic nanoparticles, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the working electrode and the counter electrode, the electrolyte including an electrochromic organic material.
Claims3
An electrochromic (EC) device comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- a working electrode disposed on the substrate and comprising electrochromic inorganic nanoparticles;
- a counter electrode;
- and
- an electrolyte disposed between the working electrode and the counter electrode, the electrolyte comprising an electrochromic organic material;
- wherein the working electrode further comprises a flux material having a melting point ranging from about 25° C. to about 500° C., the flux material configured to prevent sintering of the nanoparticles at a temperature of up to about 700° C.;
- and
- wherein the flux material comprises a lithium-rich anti-perovskite (LiRAP) material represented by the formula Li3OX, wherein X is F, Cl, Br, I, or any combination thereof.
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An electrochromic (EC) device comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- a working electrode disposed on the substrate and comprising electrochromic inorganic nanoparticles;
- a counter electrode;
- and
- an electrolyte disposed between the working electrode and the counter electrode, the electrolyte comprising an electrochromic organic material;
- wherein the counter electrode comprises:
- a passive layer disposed on the electrolyte and comprising passive nanoparticles and a flux material;
- and
- a complementary layer disposed on the passive layer and comprising complementary nanoparticles and a matrix comprising a lithium metal oxide;
- wherein in the passive layer:
- the passive nanoparticles comprise CeO2 nanoparticles and In2O3 nanoparticles;
- and
- the flux material comprises a lithium-rich anti-perovskite (LiRAP) material represented by the formula Li3OX, wherein X is F, Cl, Br, I, or any combination thereof.
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An electrochromic (EC) device comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- a working electrode disposed on the substrate and comprising electrochromic inorganic nanoparticles;
- a counter electrode;
- and
- an electrolyte disposed between the working electrode and the counter electrode, the electrolyte comprising an electrochromic organic material;
- wherein the counter electrode comprises:
- a passive layer disposed on the electrolyte and comprising passive nanoparticles and a flux material;
- and
- a complementary layer disposed on the passive layer and comprising complementary nanoparticles and a matrix comprising a lithium metal oxide;
- wherein the complementary layer further comprises a flux material comprising a lithium-rich anti-perovskite (LiRAP) material represented by the formula Li3OX, wherein X is F, Cl, Br, I, or any combination thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.