EP2435530A1 - Elektrochrome formulierung, herstellungsverfahren dazu und elektrochromes organisches bauelement - Google Patents
Elektrochrome formulierung, herstellungsverfahren dazu und elektrochromes organisches bauelementInfo
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- EP2435530A1 EP2435530A1 EP10719293A EP10719293A EP2435530A1 EP 2435530 A1 EP2435530 A1 EP 2435530A1 EP 10719293 A EP10719293 A EP 10719293A EP 10719293 A EP10719293 A EP 10719293A EP 2435530 A1 EP2435530 A1 EP 2435530A1
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- electrochromic
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- C09K9/00—Tenebrescent materials, i.e. materials for which the range of wavelengths for energy absorption is changed as a result of excitation by some form of energy
- C09K9/02—Organic tenebrescent materials
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/15—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect
- G02F1/1503—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect caused by oxidation-reduction reactions in organic liquid solutions, e.g. viologen solutions
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- Electrochromic formulation method of preparation and electrochromic organic device
- the invention relates to electrochromic materials, formulations thereof and their use in organically based electrochromic devices.
- This electrochromic organic-based formulations are characterized in that they ⁇ ensure the manufacturing process easier and therefore cheaper to while maintaining the display quality and verb ⁇ provement of life.
- Electrochromic displays based on organic materials normally comprise an active electrochromic layer, which in the case of a display is located between electrodes arranged perpendicular to one another.
- Essential components of the active layer are a redox system and an electrochromic dye.
- the concentration ratio of the redox partners to each other in the material is shifted.
- protons and / or ions are released or bound in the material, which has an effect on the pH.
- the displacement of the DC runs weight of the redox partners of the two electrodes in entge ⁇ gen reverse direction.
- the pH increases, for example, at one of the electrodes, while it sinks at the counterelectrode.
- Via a pH dye the change in the pH value is then converted into a color change of the material and the application of the voltage is made visible.
- a pasty formulation which represents the electrochromic system, is located between the electrodes.
- the composition of this electrochromic system as essential components comprises a polymer as a solid electrolyte, a supporting electrolyte, a redox system, TiO 2 as white pigment, a solvent and ei ⁇ NEN dye. This is usually a pH indicator.
- Another principle to realize electrochromic displays is not to bring about the color change by changing the pH in the display, but to use the already taking place redox processes in order to achieve high-contrast
- electrochromic active formulations are sought, which change the color state rapidly when a voltage is applied, and quickly return to the ground state in the de-energized state. This behavior is desirable for displays.
- status displays eg. B. on / off
- electrochromic systems e.g. Electrochromic Mirrors or Ankerviologens on Titanium Oxide Crystals a) L. Walder, M. Moller, EP 1 271 227, 2003 b) M. Moeller, S. Asaftei, D. Corr, M. Ryan, L. Walder, Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 1558.
- these systems require a lot of technological effort so that simple displays are too expensive.
- the state of the art is that the electrochromic species and the corresponding electrochemical antagonist are present side by side in the formulation and the presence of at least one conducting salt, which represents an ion pool in the wiring of the electrochromic component, which partially consumes when the oxidation state of the active materials changes and / or replenished.
- Voltage peaks at geometrically predetermined regions of the graphic to be imaged (eg acute-angled image details) or spike formation on the electrode surfaces (typical for ITO electrodes) can also lead to the electrochemical conversion of the conductive salt additives, which in the electrochromic (EC) components leads to serious life problems.
- the object of the present invention is to increase the service life of electrochromic organic components.
- the invention and solution of the problem is a For ⁇ formulation with at least one electrochromic active compound, wherein the cationic and anionic species ionic and in a connection, that is in salt form, present and ensure against ⁇ other for charge balance in the molecule, so that the insert simple counterions omitted.
- the formulation also has a white pigment for blocking.
- the white pigment used is preferably, but not exclusively, titanium dioxide.
- the formulation has a dispersant and / or a solvent, so that the formulation which drive the electrochromic compound and the white pigment in the formulation for example the Rakelver ⁇ be processed. It has succeeded in developing electrochromic active materials whose formulation is reduced to only one organic compound in terms of the necessary active electrochromic components such as anionic and cathodic electrochromic systems. It is also possible that the compound is incorporated into a formulation that can be processed in simple technological processes and / or with minimal use of materials to displays.
- the electrochromic active compound thus contains oxidizing and reducing agents (ie the redox pair) in an organic salt-like compound.
- the invention therefore provides a redox-active compound which has the following general structure:
- the reduction potential of the Ox and the oxidation potential of the Red means have such a difference (for example approx. 0.5V) that they do not switch on without voltage in the ground state. Then they would already change their role by internal electron transfer, and would therefore not be suitable for use in EC components. In this case, the electrolessly colored materials can only be switched back to the colorless or white state in the electric field; when de-energized, the system returns to the colored state.
- the combinations may be a) cathodic EC formulation:
- [Ox-agent] n + [Red-agent] n ⁇ are colorless, in switched state that is for [Red-agent] ⁇ n "1) + [Ox-agent] (n ⁇ 1] ⁇ is only the Red agent colored, so that its color becomes visible.
- [Ox-medium] n + [Red-medium] n ⁇ are colorless, in peeled ⁇ system state, ie, at [Ox-medium] in ⁇ 1) ⁇ is the Ox-medium colored, so that its color becomes visible.
- [Ox-medium] n + [Red-medium] n ⁇ are colorless until, in peeled ⁇ tem state ie when [Red-medium] ⁇ n "1) + [Ox-medium] '1 ⁇ "1' 'are both redox colored agent so that both color can be visualized.
- the case 2-color display is particularly interesting for ei ⁇ ne way "traffic light application", since both coloring components are precipitated together as a salt.
- the compound / formulation is actually colorless, but when they will switch loading at the cathode green and red at the anode. We can only see one side of the display, so the application works for example as a signal display for traffic lights. More on ⁇ applications can be seen in simple displays for signaling switching states, dangerous situations, time frames, etc..
- the number of oxstoff, which are used according to the invention, is not further limited here, since many compounds can be used with the given proposed solution.
- "Oxstoff" all systems, which can take up electrons at the cathode, eg 4, 4 'bipyridinium and all substituted forms of it, are applicable.
- Examples of cathodic electrochromes are in particular all connections, which under admission of a Electron at the cathode in a reduced species change color impression:
- N, N'-disubstituted salt-like derivatives of bipyridines such as poly-dodecylene-4,4'-bipyridinium dibromide
- all N, N'-disubstituted salt-like derivatives of 2,5-di (pyridin-4-yl) pyrimidine such as N, N'-diheptyl-2, 5-pyrimidinylene-di-4-pyridinium dibromide.
- red-agents that can be used according to the invention are not further limited here since many compounds can be used with the given proposed solution.
- Redaba anodically switchable electrochromic color systems "Redstoff" become, for example, systems with a structure N N- (Spacer) -A " K +
- spacer is an alkylene group having up to 18 C atoms, preferably in the range of 2 to 6 C atoms and in particular having 4 C atoms,
- R is selected from the group comprising alkyl and / or hydroxyalkyl radicals having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, phenyl, p-tolyl, m-tolyl, and / or mesityl radicals, suitable radicals for the formation of dimers and polymers, ie radicals, which in turn still have a free valence, as well as suitable radicals for a bridging of the radicals R, so that the two radicals R bidentate bind to the nitrogen, in particular -Alkylen- with up to 10 carbon atoms in the chain, preferably with 2 to 6 carbon atoms .
- a ⁇ is an anion, for example -SC> 3 ⁇ , -COO ⁇ , -CT, and K + is an Ox agent as described above.
- N in the formulas is the charge state of the cation or anion and is a number ⁇ 1, with different charge states the charge deficit is compensated by the stoichiometry of the respective counterion, but cations or anions are at least suitable for their charge state in the ground state 2, since in these cases the reduced or oxidized switched species still have a state of charge of at least one elementary charge and therefore can respond very rapidly to electrical field changes, which is reflected in an increased switching speed which are therefore able to respond much more slowly to electrical field changes.
- some representatives of the reductants and Oxmit- tel are presented in the form of preferred embodiments.
- ITeil redox-active electrochrom [a), b) or c)] is mixed with 6 parts of titanium dioxide and 2.2 parts of diethylene glycol in a speed blender for 5 min at 2000 rpm.
- the electrochromic paste is applied by an application method (preferably doctoring or printing) between two electrodes, preferably ITO-coated PET films or glass plates, in a thickness in the range of 50 to 120 .mu.m, in particular of 70 .mu.m, with the EC paste coated substrate is previously provided with an adhesive frame of the specified thickness for encapsulation of the electrochromic device.
- an application method preferably doctoring or printing
- the Device When a DC voltage to the electrodes of the foreign exchange ces in the amount of the oxidation potential of the respective anionic species (ca. IV - 2V), the Device entspre ⁇ accordingly the redox-active Electrochromic used and the applied polarity discolored.
- the discoloration follows the pole change. After switching off the voltage, the basic color state, white, given by the titanium oxide, is adjusted again by backdiffusion and charge compensation (usually only a few seconds).
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PCT/EP2010/055146 WO2010136267A1 (de) | 2009-05-29 | 2010-04-20 | Elektrochrome formulierung, herstellungsverfahren dazu und elektrochromes organisches bauelement |
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