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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Fuminari Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Koh Fujimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiroh Yutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamiko Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Tohru Yashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuminari Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Koh Fujimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiroh Yutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamiko Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Tohru Yashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrochromic element includes first and second display electrodes arranged at intervals and opposed to each other, at least one of the first and second display electrodes being transparent; an electrolyte provided between the first and second display electrodes; a first electrochromic layer including at least one of an oxidized electrochromic compound and an oxidized electrochromic composition, and contacting the first display electrode and the electrolyte; a second electrochromic layer including at least one of a reduced electrochromic compound and a reduced electrochromic composition, and contacting the second display electrode and the electrolyte; third and fourth auxiliary electrodes contacting the electrolyte; a reduction layer provided on the third auxiliary electrode and including a reductant of a first material; and an oxidation layer provided on the fourth auxiliary electrode and including an oxidant of a second material. The first and second materials can be oxidized and reduced reversibly.