A heat treated electrochromic device comprising an anodic complementary counter electrode layer comprised of a mixed tungsten-nickel oxide and lithium, which provides a high transmission in the fully intercalated state and which is capable of long term stability, is disclosed. Methods of making an electrochromic device comprising an anodic complementary counter electrode comprised of a mixed tungsten-nickel oxide are also disclosed.

Provided is an electrochromic device and a method for driving the electrochromic device, the electrochromic device including a first electrode, a first electrochromic layer, an electrolyte layer, a second electrochromic layer, and a second electrode which are laminated in sequence, at least one selected from among the group consisting of the first and second electrochromic layers and the electrolyte layer including scattering particles, and the electrochromic device further including an additional layer that contains the scattering particles and is disposed between the electrolyte layer and the first or second electrochromic layer.

Provided is an electrochromic element, which is capable of correcting possible charge imbalance, and is suppressed in color remaining, the electrochromic element including: a first electrode; a second electrode; a third electrode; and an electrolyte, an anodic organic electrochromic compound, and a cathodic redox substance that are arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode being transparent, in which: the third electrode is electrically connectable to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode through the electrolyte; the third electrode further has a redox substance; and a reduced form of the redox substance of the third electrode is more easily oxidized than a reduced form of the anodic organic electrochromic compound.

Provided is an electrochromic element, including a first electrode, a second electrode, a carrier, and an electrolyte, and an anodic organic electrochromic compound and a cathodic redox substance that are arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode being transparent, in which: the electrolyte, and the anodic organic electrochromic compound and the cathodic redox substance are mixed; the electrolyte is in contact with the first electrode, the second electrode, and the carrier; the carrier has a redox substance; the reduced form of the redox substance of the carrier is more easily oxidized than the reduced form of the anodic organic electrochromic compound.

The embodiments herein relate to electrochromic stacks, electrochromic devices, and methods and apparatus for making such stacks and devices. In various embodiments, an anodically coloring layer in an electrochromic stack or device is fabricated to include nickel tungsten tantalum oxide (NiWTaO). This material is particularly beneficial in that it is very transparent in its clear state.

The present application provides an electrochromic device, which comprises a first substrate layer, a first conductive layer, a solid-state color changing layer, a second conductive layer and a second substrate layer which are stacked in sequence. A varnish layer is disposed at an edge region of the first conductive layer and/or an edge region of the second conductive layer. The Dyne value of the varnish layer minus the surface tension of a slurry of a structure layer in the solid-state color changing layer which is in contact with the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer is less than or equal to 5 mN/m. Since the varnish layer is arranged, when the solid-state color changing layer is coated, the slurry of the solid-state color changing layer cannot be attached to the varnish surface. Therefore, wiping is not required, and a number of problems caused by wiping are avoided. Otherwise, the adhesion of the solid-state color changing layer to the varnish surface is reduced. Moreover, the arrangement of the varnish defines the boundary of wiping and ensures the progress of wiping.

The embodiments herein relate to electrochromic stacks, electrochromic devices, and methods and apparatus for making such stacks and devices. In various embodiments, an anodically coloring layer in an electrochromic stack or device is fabricated to include nickel tungsten tantalum oxide (NiWTaO). This material is particularly beneficial in that it is very transparent in its clear state.

An electrochromic device includes a substrate and electrochromic layers. The electrochromic layers include an oxidative chromic layer and a reductive chromic layer, and the oxidative chromic layer and the reductive chromic layer are arranged in contact with each other in at least one region.

An embodiment provides an electrochromic device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; and an electrochromic part disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the rate of light transmittance change, measured by a measurement method below, is less than 0.25.