An electrochromic system and method for controlling photochromic darkening of an electrochromic device, the system including an EC device, a control unit, a voltage detector, and a power supply. The EC device includes a working electrode, a counter electrode, and a solid-state polymer electrolyte disposed therebetween. The control unit is configured to control a sweep voltage applied between the working and counter electrodes, such that the sweep voltage is applied when an open circuit voltage (OCV) between the working and counter electrodes is less than a threshold voltage.

Optically transmissive UV solar cells may be coupled to glass substrates, for example windows, in order to generate electricity while still providing suitable optical behavior for the window. The UV solar cells may be utilized to power electrochromic components coupled to the window to adjust or vary the transmissivity of the window. The UV solar cells may utilize a Schottky ZnO/ZnS heterojunction.

An electrochromic device includes a first flexible or rigid plastic substrate including a front surface, and a rear surface, wherein the rear surface comprises a first conductive material; and the front surface, the rear surface, or both the front surface and the rear surface of the first substrate comprises a gas diffusion barrier; and a second flexible or rigid plastic substrate including a front surface, and a rear surface, wherein the front surface comprises a second conductive material, wherein the first substrate is joined to the second substrate by a sealing member, where the rear surface of the first substrate and the front surface of the second substrate with the sealing member define a chamber therebetween.

The present invention provides an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The array substrate of the present invention includes: a base plate (1), a TFT layer (2) arranged on the base plate (1), a quantum dot layer (3) arranged on the TFT layer (2), and a protective filter layer (4) arranged on the quantum dot layer (3). The arrangement of the quantum dot layer (3) helps compensate the insufficiency of color displaying of an existing color filter layer and expands the range of color gamut. The arrangement of the protective filter layer (4) helps overcome the issues of poor efficiency and stability of the prior art quantum dot.

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and particularly discloses a color film substrate, a display panel, a backlight module, a display device and a display system. The color film substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixel units including a first-class filtering unit and a second-class filtering unit, wherein the first-class filtering unit allows visible light to pass through and blocks invisible light, and the second-class filtering unit allows the invisible light to pass through and blocks the visible light.

The present disclosure describers a novel combination of a physical filter within an electronic device combined with software to manage the high-energy visible blue light spectrum in accordance with factors including total device use and cumulative intake of blue light. The physical filter may be integrated within layers of the display construction including within the cover glass or polarizer. In preferred embodiments, the physical filter with the software application automatically adjusts the total coverage of blue light emissions relative to each other and the system.

Described herein are liquid crystal (LC) assemblies that are dimmable and techniques for manufacturing LC assemblies. In some embodiments, an LC assembly includes a Guest-Host (GH) liquid crystal layer containing nematic liquid crystals, dye molecules, and a chiral dopant. The GH liquid crystal layer is located between a pair of substrates. The LC assembly is a film assembly, with each of the substrates including a flexible film and a conductive layer formed on the flexible film. The substrates are separated by spacers that define a cell gap. The GH liquid crystal layer is configured to transition the LC assembly between darkened and lightened states depending on the voltage across the conductive layers. The flexible films allow the LC assembly to conform to the surface of a window or other rigid surface to which the LC assembly is attached. The LC assembly can be attached via a liquid or film-based adhesive.

Provided is a display panel, including an array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a back light module. The back light module includes a light source, and the light emission spectrum of the light source has a first blue peak and a second blue peak. The color filter substrate is provided with multiple pixel units which are periodically and repeatedly disposed, and at least one pixel unit includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a first blue sub-pixel and a second blue sub-pixel. The first blue sub-pixel and the second blue sub-pixel have different transmittance spectrums; a peak wavelength of a transmittance spectrum of the first blue sub-pixel matches a peak wavelength of the first blue peak of the light source, and a peak wavelength of a transmittance spectrum of the second blue sub-pixel matches a peak wavelength of the second blue peak of the light source.

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrochromic devices, particularly relates to a novel electrochromic film material, and further discloses an electrochromic film device prepared by the novel electrochromic film material. According to the electrochromic film device provided by the invention, the electrochromic film material is prepared by taking a high adhesive-property composition and a redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition as raw materials for the first time, and the redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition is dispersed and cured between conductive substrates by a curing reaction of the high adhesive-property composition. After a test, electrochromic response time of the electrochromic film device prepared by the invention is between 7-11 seconds, number of cycles is between 14-160,000 times, and color difference b value is between −20 and +30. It has a high color changing speed, long service life and stable performance, with a maximum cycle life reaching 160,000 times, and has good application performance.

A display panel is disclosed and comprising a display substrate, a light sensor, and a light absorption layer; the light sensor is formed in the display substrate and configured to sense ambient light; the light absorption layer is disposed on the display substrate and overlapped with the light sensor; and the material of the light absorption layer comprises at least one of an infrared light absorbent and an ultraviolet light absorbent.