Method of forming a counter electrode for an electrochromic optical shutter
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorRobert L. Carlson
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Abstract
This specification is directed to electrochromic optical shutter (10) in which an electrochromic material (12), an ion conductor (14), and a counter electrode (16), in that order, are sandwiched between visibly transparent electrodes (18-18). The shutter is improved by forming the counter electrode from a nickel oxide applied to, as a base therefor, either the ion conductor or one of the transparent electrodes. The material is applied by a pyrolytic spray process in which a solution containing nickel as a pyrolyzable organic salt dissolved in an organic medium is sprayed on the base. The base has been previously heated to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the sprayed material and form a nickel oxide counter electrode layer.
Claims2
A method of forming a counter electrode for an electrochromic optical shutter in which an electrochromic material, an ion conductor, and said counter electrode are sandwiched between electrodes, which comprises the step of:
- applying said counter electrode to, as a base therefor, either said ion conductor or one of said electrodes in a pyrolytic spray process in which a solution containing nickel as pyrolyzable organic salt dissolved in an organic medium is sprayed on said base heated to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze said spray material and form a nickel oxide counter electrode which is transparent and not electrochromic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.