Electrochromic films and related methods thereof
AssigneeE-Vision, LLC
InventorsAnita TRAJKOVSKA-BROACH, Ying Sun, William Kokonaski, Pie Paolo Monticone, Niklaus Schneeberger
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Abstract
EC film stacks and different layers within the EC film stacks are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing these layers are also disclosed. In one embodiment, an EC layer comprises nanostructured EC layer. These layers may be manufactured by various methods, including, including, but not limited to glancing, angle deposition, oblique angle deposition, electrophoresis, electrolyte deposition, and atomic layer deposition. The nanostructured EC layers have a high specific surface area, improved response times, and higher color efficiency.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- depositing an electro-chromic material over a surface having a surface normal to form a nanostructured electro-chromic layer by exposing the surface to a flux of the electro-chromic material traveling in a first direction;
- wherein an incident angle between the first direction and the surface normal is at least 1 degree and at most 89 degrees.
A method comprising:
- depositing a first electro-chronic material over a first surface having a first surface normal to form a first nanostructured electro-chromic layer by exposing the surface to a first flux of the electro-chromic material traveling in a first direction;
- wherein a first incident angle is at least 1 degree and at most 89 degrees;
- depositing a second electro--chromic material over a second surface having a second surface normal to form a second nanostructured electro-chromic layer by exposing the second surface to a second flux of the second electro-chromic material traveling in a second direction;
- wherein a second incident angle between the second direction and the second normal is at least 1 degree and at most 89 degrees;
- depositing a first ion-conducting layer over the first nanostructured layer;
- depositing a second ion-conducting layer over the second nanostructure layer;
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- assembling the first surface and the second surface such that the first ion-conducting layer and the second ion-conducting layer are in contact with each other to form an electro-chromic optical system.
A method comprising:
- depositing an electro-chromic material over a surface using electrophoresis or electro-deposition to form a nanostructured electro-chromic layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.