KR20160098537A - Electrochromic layer, method of fabricating the same, and electrochromic device comprising the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method for producing an electrochromic thin film is provided. The method for producing an electrochromic thin film includes the steps of preparing a source powder containing antimony (Sb), tin (Sn), and oxygen (O) in a powder storage tank, Using the difference to accelerate the source powder and providing the accelerated source powder on the substrate in the chamber to produce an electrochromic thin film comprising antimony doped tin oxide on the substrate, .
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The present invention relates to an electrochromic thin film, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrochromic device including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electrochromic thin film comprising antimony-doped tin oxide using a source powder containing antimony, tin, And a method of manufacturing the electrochromic thin film, and an electrochromic device comprising the electrochromic thin film.
The term " electrochromic material " refers to a phenomenon in which the color reversibly varies in the direction of the electric field when a voltage is applied, and the electrochromic material is a material in which the optical characteristics of the material can be reversibly changed Materials.
That is, an oxidation and reduction reaction occurs due to the applied voltage, and a colorless phenomenon occurs in a reduced state and a colorless phenomenon in an oxidized state is referred to as a cathodic coloration. A colorless phenomenon occurs in a reduced state, Is referred to as anodic coloration. Typically, WO 3 , MoO 3 , and TIO 3 are known as reducing coloring materials, and V 2 O 5 and IrO 2 are known as oxidation-coloring materials.
Currently, the display market and the industry are being driven by organic light emitting displays or liquid crystal displays, but display devices using an electrochromic device capable of low energy driving and less burden on the eyes are being researched and developed.
For example, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0020110 (Applicant, LG Chem, Application No. 10-2004-0068865), a conductive zinc oxide layer is disposed between a transparent electrode layer and an electrochromic material layer to form a transparent electrode layer and an electrochromic material Discloses a display device in which stability and durability are improved by increasing the conductivity and interface contact area between layers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a highly reliable electrochromic thin film, a method of manufacturing the electrochromic thin film, and an electrochromic device including the electrochromic thin film.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrochromic thin film having improved electrochromic efficiency, a method for producing the electrochromic thin film, and an electrochromic device including the same.
Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film which is easy to manufacture in a large area and is environmentally friendly.
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a method for producing an electrochromic thin film
According to one embodiment, the method for producing an electrochromic thin film includes the steps of preparing a source powder containing antimony (Sb), tin (Sn), and oxygen (O) in a powder storage tank, Accelerating the source powder using a pressure difference between the storage tank and the chamber, and providing the accelerated source powder onto the substrate in the chamber to deposit an electrochromic thin film comprising antimony doped tin oxide on the substrate Lt; / RTI >
According to one embodiment, the interior of the chamber may include an atmospheric environment.
According to one embodiment, the electrochromic thin film may include a porous material.
According to one embodiment, the particles of the source powder may be observed in the electrochromic thin film.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an electrochromic device.
According to one embodiment, the electrochromic device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an ion storage layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, an ion storage layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, An electrochromic thin film disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the electrochromic thin film including tin oxide doped with antimony, and an electrolyte disposed between the electrochromic thin film and the ion storage layer and comprising phosphoric acid.
According to one embodiment, the electrolyte may not contain a lithium salt.
According to one embodiment, the electrochromic thin film may include a change in transmittance of incident light to a specific wavelength band of 35%.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a porous electrochromic thin film having tin oxide doped with antimony may be formed on a substrate using a source powder containing antimony, tin and oxygen. As a result, the discoloration efficiency of the electrochromic thin film can be increased.
In addition, the electrochromic thin film can be manufactured by a dry process. Accordingly, a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film that is easy to manufacture in a large area, and is environmentally friendly and highly reliable can be provided.
Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic device can be manufactured using an electrochromic thin film containing tin oxide doped with antimony and an electrolyte including phosphoric acid. Thus, an electrochromic device having improved color fading efficiency can be provided.
1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing an electrochromic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining an apparatus for manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining an apparatus for producing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining the surface of an electrochromic thin film produced according to the method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a change in transmittance of an electrochromic device having an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
6 is a graph illustrating a change in transmittance according to wavelength of an electrochromic device having an electrochromic thin film manufactured according to an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a graph for explaining a change in transmittance according to wavelength of an electrochromic device according to a comparative example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a graph for explaining a characteristic change according to an electrolyte included in an electrochromic device according to a comparative example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Further, in the drawings, the thicknesses of the films and regions are exaggerated for an effective explanation of the technical content.
Also, while the terms first, second, third, etc. in the various embodiments of the present disclosure are used to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. Thus, what is referred to as a first component in any one embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment. Each embodiment described and exemplified herein also includes its complementary embodiment. Also, in this specification, 'and / or' are used to include at least one of the front and rear components.
The singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises "or" having "are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, Should not be understood to exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements, elements, or combinations thereof.
In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing an electrochromic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, a source powder is prepared (S110). The source powder may include antimony (Sb), tin (Sn), and oxygen (O). According to one embodiment, the source powder may be a tin oxide powder doped with antimony. The source powder may be prepared in a powder storage tank.
Using the pressure difference between the powder storage tank and the chamber connected to the powder storage tank, the source powder may be accelerated (S120). According to one embodiment, the source powder in the powder storage tank can be sprayed, and the sprayed source powder is supersonically accelerated by a pressure difference between the powder storage tank and the chamber, Can be injected into the chamber.
The accelerated source powder is provided on a substrate in the chamber, and an electrochromic thin film may be fabricated on the substrate (130). The electrochromic thin film is formed by adsorbing the accelerated source powder on the substrate and may include tin oxide doped with antimony. The substrate may be transparent and have conductivity. For example, the substrate may be an FTO.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the source powder comprising antimony, tin and oxygen is accelerated by a pressure difference between the powder storage tank and the chamber, and the accelerated source powder is provided on the substrate , The electrochromic thin film including a porous tin oxide doped with antimony may be formed on the substrate. Accordingly, the surface area of the electrochromic thin film can be increased, thereby increasing the area in which the discoloration reaction can be performed, thereby providing a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film having improved discoloration efficiency.
If the antimony-doped tin oxide thin film is formed by a dip coating method, a spray coating method, or a sol-gel method, unlike the embodiment of the present invention described above, And chemicals may be used in the preparation of tin-containing solutions. In addition, when a tin oxide thin film doped with antimony is prepared using a solution containing antimony and tin, cracks are generated in the tin oxide thin film doped with antimony due to the volume expansion.
In addition, when a tin oxide thin film doped with antimony is prepared by the sputtering method, the production cost may be increased due to the high vacuum condition, and the composition of the antimony doped tin oxide thin film is not easily controlled. Further, when a tin oxide thin film doped with antimony is produced by the pulse laser deposition method, it is not easy to increase the area and the laser is difficult to control.
However, as described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic thin film including tin oxide doped with antimony on the substrate can be manufactured using the source powder, dryly. Accordingly, a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film that is easy to manufacture in a large area, and is environmentally friendly and highly reliable can be provided.
Hereinafter, an apparatus for manufacturing an electrochromic thin film in the method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention described above will be described with reference to FIG.
2 is a view for explaining an apparatus for manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to a method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2, an apparatus for manufacturing an electrochromic thin film includes a
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Hereinafter, an electrochromic device including an electrochromic thin film manufactured according to the method for manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
3 is a view for explaining an apparatus for producing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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Hereinafter, characteristics of the electrochromic thin film and the electrochromic device including the electrochromic thin film according to the present invention will be described.
4 is a view for explaining the surface of an electrochromic thin film produced according to the method of manufacturing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, an antimony thin film of antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) was formed on an FTO substrate using antimony-doped tin oxide powder to a thickness of 830 nm. 4 (a) is a measurement of the thickness variation of the ATO electrochromic thin film, and FIG. 4 (b) is a SEM photograph of the ATO electrochromic thin film.
As can be seen from FIG. 4, the surface roughness of the ATO electrochromic thin film was measured to be 290 nm, and it was confirmed that the ATO electrochromic thin film consisted of the tin oxide powder particles doped with antimony and had porosity. In other words, through the SEM photograph, the antimony-doped tin oxide powder particles were observed in the ATO electrochromic thin film.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a change in transmittance of an electrochromic device having an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
Referring to FIG. 5, an electrochromic device according to an embodiment of the present invention was manufactured using the ATO electrochromic thin film prepared by the method described with reference to FIG. 4, and a phosphoric acid electrolyte. The electrochromic device was placed on an object, and the degree of penetration of the object was observed according to whether or not a voltage was applied to the ATO electrochromic thin film.
As shown in FIG. 5, it can be seen that the transmittance of the electrochromic device changes depending on the voltage applied to the ATO electrochromic thin film, and the degree of transmission of the object changes.
6 is a graph for explaining a change in transmittance according to a wavelength of an electrochromic device having an electrochromic thin film produced according to a method for producing an electrochromic thin film according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a graph for explaining a change in characteristics according to an electrolyte included in an electrochromic device according to a comparative example according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a graph for explaining a change in transmittance according to a wavelength of an electrochromic device according to a comparative example. Graph.
6 to 8, an ATO electrochromic thin film prepared by the method described with reference to FIG. 4, and an electrolyte in which 0.1 M LIClO 4 and PC (propylene carbonate) are mixed, To prepare an electrochromic device according to a comparative example.
6 and 7, for the electrochromic device according to the embodiment of the present invention manufactured by the method described with reference to Fig. 5 and the electrochromic device according to the above-described comparative example, The change in transmittance according to wavelength was measured when bleached and voltage were applied (colored).
8, in the case of the electrochromic device according to the comparative example of the present invention, the change in the transmittance with respect to the pulse voltage is shown in Fig. 8B while the concentration of LiClO 4 is changed to 0.1M, 0.4M, and 0.8M, Respectively.
6 and 7, it can be seen that the variation of the transmittance of the electrochromic device according to the embodiment of the present invention is changed up to 35% in the wavelength band of 630 nm. In addition, the coloring efficiency of the electrochromic device according to the embodiment of the present invention was measured to be 15.5 cm 2 / C. It can also be seen that the amount of change in transmittance in a relatively high wavelength band is smaller than the amount of change in transmittance in a relatively low wavelength band.
On the other hand, in the case of the electrochromic device according to the comparative example of the present invention, it can be confirmed that the variation of the transmittance is about 10% in the 630 nm wavelength band. As can be seen from FIG. 8, even if the concentration of the lithium salt (LiClO 4 ) contained in the electrolyte is changed, it can be confirmed that the change amount of the permeability is about 8 to 10%. In particular, when the concentration of the lithium salt (LiClO 4 ) is increased, it is confirmed that the reliability of the change in the transmittance is lowered.
It is concluded that the electrochromic device including the ATO electrochromic thin film and the phosphorus-containing electrolyte and the electrolyte containing no lithium salt improves the reliability of the electrochromic device, , Respectively.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will also be appreciated that many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.
100: chamber 110: stage
112: substrate 120: nozzle
132: controller 140: chamber pressure regulator
142: pump 210: air compression unit
220: filter 230: regulator
240: Powder storage tank 242: Spray generator
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330: ion storage layer 340: electrochromic thin film
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Accelerating the source powder using a pressure difference between the powder storage tank and the chamber; And
Providing the accelerated source powder on a substrate in the chamber to produce an electrochromic thin film comprising antimony doped tin oxide on the substrate.
Wherein the inside of the chamber is an air atmosphere.
Wherein the electrochromic thin film is porous.
Wherein the particles of the source powder are observed in the electrochromic thin film.
A second electrode facing the first electrode;
An ion storage layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;
An electrochromic thin film disposed between the ion storage layer and the first electrode and comprising tin oxide doped with antimony; And
An electrochromic device disposed between the electrochromic thin film and the ion storage layer, the electrochromic device comprising an electrolyte containing phosphoric acid.
Wherein the electrolyte does not contain a lithium salt.
Wherein the electrochromic thin film has a change in transmittance of incident light in a specific wavelength band of 35%.
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