Combinatorial methods for developing electrochromic materials and devices

A method for evaluating electrochromic material processing conditions, the method comprising:

• positioning a substrate in a processing chamber, the substrate having a plurality of site-isolated regions (SIRs) defined thereon;
• forming a first electrochromic material above a surface of a first of the plurality of SIRs using a first set of processing conditions;
• after the forming of the first electrochromic material above the surface of the first of the plurality of SIRs, moving the substrate within the processing chamber in a direction parallel to the surface of the first of the plurality of SIRs;
• and
• after the moving of the substrate within the processing chamber, forming a second electrochromic material above a surface of a second of the plurality of SIRs within the processing chamber using a second set of processing conditions,
• wherein the second set of processing conditions is different than the first set of processing conditions, the processing conditions are varied in a combinatorial manner, and each of the first set of processing conditions and the second set of processing conditions comprises at least one of a chemical composition of the respective electrochromic material, a thickness of the respective electrochromic material, a temperature at which the respective electrochromic material is formed, and a processing condition associated with a gaseous environment within the processing chamber during the forming of the respective electrochromic material.