The a-WO{sub 3}/a-IrO{sub 2} electrochromic system
- EIC Labs., Inc., Norwood, MA (United States)
This article reviews the electrochemistry and optical switching performance of variable transmittance electrochromic devices based on the a-WO{sub 3}/a-IrO{sub 2} (a = amorphous) combination of electrochromic materials. The review concentrates on past research at EIC Laboratories on a-WO{sub 3}/a-IrO{sub 2} devices containing polymeric proton (H{sup +}) conductors with an ancillary discussion of devices using c-K{sub x}WO{sub 3+(x/2)} and the mixed oxide a-Mo{sub x}W{sub 1{minus}x}O{sub 3} as the primary electrochromic material. Approximately one half of the data presented has not been published previously, with the remaining data taken from articles in earlier SPIE volumes and the journal Solar Energy Materials. In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the development of electrochromic devices for control of solar throughput in building windows and for automotive applications. This review is concerned with complementary electrochromic windows based on cathodically coloring WO{sub 3} in combination with anodically coloring IrO{sub 2}. In the complementary configuration, both electrochromic materials participate in the coloration process, enhancing the efficiency of optical modulation while providing intrinsic charge-balance.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-82CE30746; AC01-85ER80327
- OSTI ID:
- 86098
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8809123--; ISBN 0-8194-0069-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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