Elektrochrome Festkörpervorrichtung mit protonenleitendem polymerischem Elektrolyt

摘要

A solid-state electrochromic device is disclosed comprising tungsten oxide-Prussian blue complementary configuration in combination with a proton-conducting polymer electrolyte. A novel proton-conducting copolymer, especially useful in transparent electrochromic cells, comprising the reaction product of a vinyl sulfate monomer with a comonomer selected to form an alternating copolymer, such as vinylpyrrolidone, is disclosed. Novel transparent complementary electrode materials for electrochromic cells are disclosed, of the general formula [M<1>]4[M<2>(CN)6]3 wherein M<1> may be indium, gallium, gadolinium, lanthanum, and M<2> is iron. Unlike Prussian blue (where M<1> and M<2> are both iron), the complementary electrode materials of the present invention are stable, and do not have to be precharged. An electrochromic transparency comprising an electrochromic film and an ion-conductive layer disposed between a pair of electrodes is disclosed wherein the optical properties and electrochromic efficiency are improved by means of a metal grid electrode, wherein adhesion of the metal grid to an acidic polymer electrolyte is improved by means of a primer coating comprising a copolymer of acrylamidopropane sulfonic acid and acrylic acid.