摘要 |
PURPOSE:To develop color of high density at a high response speed by using a film of a mixture of two kinds of materials as an electrochromic layer which is a color developing layer on the anode side. CONSTITUTION:The 1st electrode 2 provided with a proper leading-out electrode part and a lead part is formed on a substrate 1, and it is set in an apparatus as shown by a symbol 20. Steam is introduced into the apparatus from a steam feeding source 16, and a film of a mixture of iridium hydroxide with chromium oxide is formed on the electrode 2 as an electrochromic layer 3 which is a color developing layer on the anode side by a reactive ion plating method using metallic iridium or iridium oxide pellets and chromium oxide pellets or pellets of a mixture of iridium with chromium oxide as materials to be vapor-deposited. An insulating layer 4 is then formed on the film by a vacuum deposition method, and the 2nd electrode 5 made of a film is formed on the layer 4. The resulting element has an increased response speed, improved color developing efficiency and a prolonged life. |