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Title: Insertion of lithium into electrochromic devices after completion

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1233589
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The present disclosure describes methods of inserting lithium into an electrochromic device after completion. In the disclosed methods, an ideal amount of lithium can be added post-fabrication to maximize or tailor the free lithium ion density of a layer or the coloration range of a device. Embodiments are directed towards a method to insert lithium into the main device layers of an electrochromic device as a post-processing step after the device has been manufactured. In an embodiment, the methods described are designed to maximize the coloration range while compensating for blind charge loss.

Research Organization:
ITN Energy Systems, Inc., Littleton, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000019
Assignee:
ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (Littleton, CO)
Patent Number(s):
9,217,198
Application Number:
13/544,391
OSTI ID:
1233589
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Jul 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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