US 7,545,551 B2
	All-solid-state reflection-controllable electrochromic device and optical switchable component using it
Kazuki Yoshimura, Aichi (Japan); Kazuki Tajima, Aichi (Japan); Yasusei Yamada, Aichi (Japan); Hirosumi Ogawa, Yokosuka (Japan); Kinya Kumazawa, Yokosuka (Japan); and Jun Okada, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo (Japan); and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/519,016.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-264482 (JP), filed on Sep. 12, 2005; and application No. 2006-227209 (JP), filed on Aug. 23, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0076288 A1, Apr. 05, 2007
Int. Cl. G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 359—273  [359/265; 359/267; 359/274]

16 Claims

1. An all-solid-state reflection-controllable electrochromic device, comprising a reflection-controllable device having a multilayer thin film formed on a transparent base material, the multilayer thin film comprising, at least a transparent conductive film layer, an ion storage layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a catalyst layer and a reflection-controllable layer comprising a magnesium-nickel based alloy thin film formed on the base material.