Patent ID: 9229291
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: C23C,G02F,H01B,H01J

Claim Text:
1. An electrochromic device comprising: a substrate; a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate; an electrochromic stack comprising an electrochromic layer of electrochromic material and a counter electrode layer of counter electrode material; a second electrode layer disposed on the electrochromic stack; a first defect-mitigating insulating layer comprising a substantially transparent and electronically insulating material disposed at (i) a location between an intermediate position within the electrochromic layer and the position of the electrode layer to which the electrochromic layer is in most direct electrical communication or (ii) a location between an intermediate position within the counter electrode layer and the position of the electrode layer to which the counter electrode layer is in the most direct electrical communication; and a second defect-mitigating insulating layer comprising a substantially transparent and electronically insulating material disposed at (i) a location between an intermediate position within the electrochromic layer and the position of the electrode layer to which the electrochromic layer is in most direct electrical communication or (ii) a location between an intermediate position within the counter electrode layer and the position of the electrode layer to which the counter electrode layer is in the most direct electrical communication.