Electrochromic device
Provided is an electrochromic device. The electrochromic device includes a first additional layer, a first base layer, an electrochromic layer, a second base layer, and a second additional layer stacked in sequence. Two ends of the electrochromic layer are flush with two ends of the first base layer. Two ends of the second base layer and two ends of the second additional layer are disposed beyond the two ends of the electrochromic layer. A first sealing element is disposed around the electrochromic layer and on the second base layer.
1 . An electrochromic device, comprising a first additional layer, a first base layer, an electrochromic layer, a second base layer, and a second additional layer that are stacked, wherein:
two ends of the electrochromic layer are flush with two ends of the first base layer, two ends of the second base layer and two ends of the second additional layer are disposed beyond the two ends of the electrochromic layer, and a first sealing element is disposed around the electrochromic layer and on the second base layer;
the electrochromic device further comprises a second sealing element embedded in the second base layer, wherein one end of the second sealing element abuts on the first sealing element, or one end of the second sealing element is embedded in the first sealing element;
the second sealing element is an adhesive that is an insulator, a water-oxygen barrier and comprises any one of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a hot melt adhesive, a UV light-curing adhesive, a heat-curing adhesive, and a UV thermal dual-curing adhesive; and
the second base layer is provided with a sealing groove extending in a peripheral direction of the second base layer and arranged to surround the electrochromic layer, the sealing groove is discontinuous on only one side of the second base layer in the peripheral direction to define two spaced ends, and the sealing groove is filled with the second sealing element along the sealing groove from one of the two spaced ends to the other of the two spaced ends.
2 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first sealing element comprises a first sealing part and a second sealing part, the first sealing part is disposed circumferentially in a peripheral area of the electrochromic layer, a first end of the first sealing part is connected to the second base layer, and a second end of the first sealing part is connected to the second sealing part; and
the electrochromic device comprises one of the following:
the second sealing part is located outside the first base layer;
at least part of the second sealing part is embedded in the first base layer, and a surface of the second sealing part facing away from the electrochromic layer is located outside a surface of the first baser layer facing away from the electrochromic layer; or
at least part of the second sealing part is embedded in the first base layer, and a surface of the second sealing part facing away from the electrochromic layer is flush with a surface of the first base layer facing away from the electrochromic layer.
3 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 wherein a first adhesive layer is disposed on a side of the first base layer facing the first additional layer, and a second adhesive layer is disposed on a side of the second base layer facing the second additional layer.
4 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover plate, wherein the first additional layer, the first base layer, the electrochromic layer, the second base layer, and the second additional layer constitute a body, the cover plate is disposed on at least one surface of the body, the body comprises a first electrochromic region and a wiring region, and the wiring region is disposed around the first electrochromic region; and
a region of the cover plate corresponding to the wiring region in a first direction is a first region, a region of the cover plate corresponding to the first electrochromic region in the first direction is a second region, a surface roughness within the first region of the cover plate is ≥0.6 μm, and a surface roughness within the second region of the cover plate is <0.6 μm.
5 . The electrochromic device according to claim 4 , wherein the cover plate has at least one of the following characteristics:
the surface roughness within the first region of the cover plate gradually decreases in a direction from the first region to the second region;
within a region located in the second region and at a distance of less than a preset width from a periphery of the second region, a surface roughness of the cover plate gradually decreases in a direction from the periphery of the second region to a center of the second region;
and within a region located in the second region and at a distance of greater than or equal to the preset width from the periphery of the second region, the surface roughness of the cover plate is uniform.
6 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first base layer and the second base layer each comprise a conductive multilayer structure and a base substrate layer stacked in sequence, wherein
the conductive multilayer structure is disposed on a surface of the electrochromic layer;
the conductive multilayer structure comprises a base protective layer, a base conductive layer, and an underlayer stacked in sequence, wherein the base protective layer is disposed adjacent to the electrochromic layer; and
the conductive multilayer structure further comprises a barrier layer disposed at least one of the following positions: between the electrochromic layer and the base protective layer, between the underlayer and the base substrate layer, and on a surface of the base substrate layer facing away from the electrochromic layer.
7 . The electrochromic device according to claim 6 , wherein a surface of the barrier layer facing away from the base substrate layer is a concave-convex textured surface.
8 . The electrochromic device according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive multilayer structure further comprises at least one of an ink layer and a color layer, wherein the at least one of the ink layer and the color layer is disposed on the surface of the base substrate layer facing away from the electrochromic layer, and a surface of the color layer facing away from the base substrate layer is a concave-convex textured surface.
9 . The electrochromic device according to claim 6 , wherein the base protective layer is a monolayer or multilayer structure formed by a layer or layers selected from a nickel-chromium alloy layer, a silicon nitride layer, an aluminum nitride layer, and a titanium nitride layer;
the underlayer is a monolayer or multilayer structure formed by a layer or layers selected from a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a nickel-chromium alloy layer;
the barrier layer is a monolayer or multilayer structure formed by a layer or layers selected from a silicon dioxide layer, the silicon nitride layer, a niobium oxide layer, a titanium oxide layer, an aluminum oxide layer, and an indium tin zinc oxide layer; and
the base conductive layer is a monolayer or multilayer structure formed by a layer or layers selected from a silver layer, a silver alloy layer, an indium tin oxide layer, and an aluminum zinc oxide layer.
10 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first base layer comprises a first transparent conductive layer and a first substrate layer stacked in sequence, the first transparent conductive layer adheres to a first side of the electrochromic layer, the second base layer comprises a second transparent conductive layer and a second substrate layer stacked in sequence, and the second transparent conductive layer adheres to a second side of the electrochromic layer; and
a partition groove is formed in the second transparent conductive layer so that the second transparent conductive layer is divided into a first conductive region and a second conductive region which are independent of each other, and at least part of the electrochromic layer corresponding to the second conductive region is removed to form a conductive via, a conductive member is poured into the conductive via, and the conductive member is configured to electrically connect the first transparent conductive layer and the second conductive region.
11 . The electrochromic device according to claim 10 , wherein at least a surface of the first conductive region facing the partition groove is covered by the electrochromic layer.
12 . The electrochromic device according to claim 10 , wherein at least part of a surface of a periphery of the conductive member is adjacent to the electrochromic layer.
13 . The electrochromic device according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive via extends through the first base layer, and at least part of a surface of a top of the conductive member is beyond the conductive via and covers at least part of a surface of the first base layer facing away from the electrochromic layer.
14 . The electrochromic device according to claim 12 , wherein a top of the conductive member is covered by the first base layer.
15 . The electrochromic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a conductor disposed at least one of the following positions: on a surface of the first transparent conductive layer and in the electrochromic layer, and the conductor is connected to the conductive member.
16 . The electrochromic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first base layer comprises a first wiring region, a first electrode is led out from the first wiring region, the second base layer comprises a second wiring region, and a second electrode is led out from the second wiring region; and
the electrochromic device further comprises a wireless receiving coil and an AC/DC converter circuit, wherein a first end of the wireless receiving coil is connected to the first electrode, a second end of the wireless receiving coil is connected to the second electrode through the AC/DC converter circuit, and the wireless receiving coil is configured to receive a signal transmitted by an external wireless transmitting coil to wirelessly charge the electrochromic device.
17 . The electrochromic device according to claim 16 , wherein the first wiring region and the second wiring region constitute a wiring region of the electrochromic device, and a projection of the wireless receiving coil on the first base layer partially or completely coincides with a projection of the wiring region on the first base layer.
18 . The electrochromic device of claim 16 , further comprising at least one of a first shielding layer or a second shielding layer, wherein the at least one of the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer is configured to shield the first wiring region, the second wiring region, and the wireless receiving coil in a superposition direction of the first wiring region, the second wiring region, and the wireless receiving coil.