Patent ID: 11898233
Assignee: VIEW, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G  H | IPC C  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of forming an electrochromic device, the method comprising:
(a) depositing an electrochromic layer on a substrate;
(b) depositing a metal on the electrochromic layer, wherein the metal is lithium; and
(c) oxidizing at least a portion of the metal to form an ion conducting and electronically insulating material, wherein at least one of the following conditions is met:
(i) the electrochromic layer comprises tungsten oxide and the ion conducting and electronically insulating material comprises lithium tungstate,
(ii) the electrochromic layer comprises molybdenum oxide and the ion conducting and electronically insulating material comprises lithium molybdate,
(iii) the electrochromic layer comprises tantalum oxide and the ion conducting and electronically insulating material comprises lithium tantalate, and/or
(iv) the electrochromic layer comprises titanium oxide and the ion conducting and electronically insulating material comprises lithium titanate.