EP 1159727 A1 20011205 - REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL MIRROR FOR MODULATION OF REFLECTED RADIATION
Title (en)
REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL MIRROR FOR MODULATION OF REFLECTED RADIATION
Title (de)
UMSCHALTBARER ELEKTROCHEMISCHER SPIEGEL ZUR MODULATION REFLEKTIERTER STRAHLUNG
Title (fr)
MIROIR ELECTROCHIMIQUE REVERSIBLE PERMETTANT DE MODULER UN RAYONNEMENT REFLECHI
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9917990 W 19990809
- US 9826610 W 19981215
- US 33338599 A 19990615
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0036580A1] An electrochemical mirror includes a transparent first electrode (106) and a second electrode (110). An electrolytic solution (112), disposed between the first and second electrodes, contains ions (116) of a metal which can electrodeposit on the electrodes. A negative electrical potential (118) applied to the first electrode causes deposited metal to be dissolved from the second electrode into the electrolytic solution and to be electrodeposited from the solution onto the first electrode, thereby affecting the reflectivity of the mirror for electromagnetic radiation (122). A surface modification layer (108) applied to the first electrode ensures that the electrodeposit is substantially uniform, resulting in a mirror layer which increases the reflectivity of the mirror. A positive electrical potential (118) applied to the first electrode causes deposited metal to be dissolved form the first electrode and electrodeposited from the solution onto the second electrode, thereby decreasing the reflectivity of the mirror.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60R 1/04 (2006.01); E06B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2006.01); G02F 1/1506 (2019.01); G02F 1/17 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G02F 1/1506 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0036580 A1 20000622; CA 2355156 A1 20000622; CA 2355156 C 20040706; EP 1159727 A1 20011205; EP 1159727 A4 20020130; JP 2003522338 A 20030722
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9917990 W 19990809; CA 2355156 A 19990809; EP 99942046 A 19990809; JP 2000588749 A 19990809