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Sol–Gel Coatings for Electrochromic Devices

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Electrochromic (EC) devices are commercially used as smart windows, displays, and automatically dimming automotive rearview mirrors. EC devices change their optical properties (transmittance or reflection) reversibly by applying a voltage and a current flow due to a reduction and oxidation reaction of the coatings they consist of. This chapter describes first the principles and configurations of electrochromic devices and then reviews the components of the EC devices especially fabricated by the sol–gel technique: the transparent conductive coatings, electrochromic coatings, counter electrodes, and electrolytes. After that the review presents prototypes and EC devices such as EC windows and displays which were realized with the described sol–gel coatings, showing their electrooptical properties, their long-term behavior, as well as their advantages and drawbacks.

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