An electrochromic element is provided that includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged to oppose each other, a first transparent electrode that is formed on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, a second transparent electrode that is formed on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, and a coloration layer that is arranged between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. The coloration layer includes an electrochromic material and an electrolyte, and a pattern or a concentration gradient of the electrochromic material is formed in at least a part of the coloration layer.

The present invention relates to a composite having exceptional heat resistance and durability that exhibits quick response characteristics when used in an electrochromic device; an electrochromic device in which the composite is used; and a method for producing said composite and device. This composite contains an organic/metallic hybrid polymer that contains an organic ligand and a metal ion coordinated to the organic ligand, and an ionic liquid. The organic/metallic hybrid polymer forms ionic bonds with the ionic liquid. This electrochromic device comprises a first electrode, an electrochromic layer containing the composite, an electrolyte layer, and a second electrode.

There are provided methods for driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels, a such method includes applying a first waveform chosen from a first set of waveforms for black-to-white and white-to-white transitions if a pixel is determined to display color, and applying a second waveform chosen from a second set of waveforms for black-to-white and white-to-white transitions if a pixel is determined to display a grayscale image.

There are provided methods for driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels, a such method includes applying a first waveform chosen from a first set of waveforms for black-to-white and white-to-white transitions if a pixel is determined to display color, and applying a second waveform chosen from a second set of waveforms for black-to-white and white-to-white transitions if a pixel is determined to display a grayscale image.

The embodiments relate to an electrochromic device having flexibility while achieving an excellent light transmission variable function based on the electrochromic principle. The electrochromic device comprises a light transmission variable structure interposed between a first base layer and a second base layer, wherein the light transmission variable structure comprises a first chromic layer and a second chromic layer, and the value of ΔTTd.sub.24 as defined in Equation (1) is 3% or less.

The present disclosure describes electrochromic devices comprising transparent conductive layer acting as an electrode, an active electrochromic film, an ion conductor, and an ion storage film at least one of which comprises at least one MXene material.

An electrochromic device includes an electrochromic element 110 including an anode electrode 2a, a cathode electrode 2b, and an electrochromic layer 4, and drive means 120 connected to the electrochromic element. The electrochromic element 110 includes a plurality of anode terminals (A1, A2) electrically connected to the anode electrode 2a, and a plurality of cathode terminals (C1, C2) electrically connected to the cathode electrode 2b, and each of the anode terminals constitutes a terminal pair in combination with one of the cathode terminals. At least part of a first application period in which the drive means 120 applies a voltage to a first terminal pair that is one of the terminal pairs and at least part of a second application period in which the drive means 120 applies a voltage to a second terminal pair that is another one of the terminal pairs are not overlapped with each other.

Disclosed are a color-changing polymer composition, an ion-conductive composition, and a transparent electrode layer composition for a painting-type spray coating process, and an electrochromic device including the same. The color-changing polymer composition for an electrochromic device includes an amount of about 5 to 30 wt % of a color-changing material, an amount of about 0.01 to 1 wt % of ferrocene, an amount of about 10 to 30 wt % of a polymer matrix, an amount of about 0 to 70 wt % of an ion-conductive material, and an amount of about 1 to 10 wt % of a POSS (polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) derivative, based on the total weight of the composition.

An electrochromic compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): where each of X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 independently represents a carbon atom or a silicon atom, and each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.15 independently represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a monovalent organic group, and a polymerizable functional group. ##STR00001##

An electrochromic compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): where each of X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 independently represents a carbon atom or a silicon atom, and each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.15 independently represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a monovalent organic group, and a polymerizable functional group. ##STR00001##