Electrochromic cells with improved electrolyte system
AssigneeAmerican Cyanamid Company
InventorsRobert D. Giglia, Sun Y. Huang
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Abstract
Electrochromic devices are described having a layer of electrochromic material, e.g. WO.sub.3, in contact with a layer of organic electrolyte resin, with electrode means for changing electrochromic properties of the device by electric field means. The electrolyte resin layer comprises a hydrophilic layer of homopolymer of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) with an organic humectant and in some preferred embodiments may further comprise a thinner layer of less hydrophilic electrolyte resin between the homopolymer and electrochromic layers.
Claims5
In an electrochromic device comprising a polymeric current-carrier-permeable layer in ion-conductive contact with a layer of persistent electrochromic inorganic oxide with both of said layers disposed between electrode layers and means for alternately applying electric fields of opposite polarity across said electrodes for changing the coloration in said electrochromic layer, the improvement wherein said current-carrier-permeable layer comprises a layer of polymeric electrolyte consisting of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) homopolymer and with an added organic humectant.
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