JPS58214194A - Driving of electrochromic display - Google Patents

Driving of electrochromic display

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JPS58214194A
JPS58214194A JP9712882A JP9712882A JPS58214194A JP S58214194 A JPS58214194 A JP S58214194A JP 9712882 A JP9712882 A JP 9712882A JP 9712882 A JP9712882 A JP 9712882A JP S58214194 A JPS58214194 A JP S58214194A
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styryl
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伊東 良将
土屋 宗次
小島 利邦
山下 暉夫
樋口 禎志
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。
(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明はエレクトロクロミック表示装置(以下ECDと
記す)の駆動方法に関し、エレクトロクロミック(以下
ECと記す)材料としてスチリル類似化合物を用いたE
CDの発色レスポンスを速める事のできる駆動方法の提
供を目的とするものX、ある。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for driving an electrochromic display device (hereinafter referred to as ECD), which uses a styryl-like compound as an electrochromic (hereinafter referred to as EC) material.
There is a method that aims to provide a driving method that can speed up the color development response of a CD.

本発明で用いるEC材料としての2スチリル類似化合物
は、従来の液晶とは異なり視角依存性がなく、また表示
以外の部分は白色であり、一方他のEC材料を用いたE
CDに比べ有機材料を用いている事から青身外の色も可
能であり、かつカラー化も容易であり、電流値も低い特
徴を有するものである。
Unlike conventional liquid crystals, the 2-styryl analog compound used as the EC material used in the present invention has no viewing angle dependence, and the area other than the display is white.
Compared to CDs, since organic materials are used, colors other than blue are possible, colorization is easy, and the current value is low.

一方ECDの駆動方法に関しては、発色レスポンスを上
げる方法として種々の方法があるが、特開昭52−67
348号公報で示される様に初期の電圧が高く、一定時
間後低い状態に保持する方法がある。しかしなから、E
C材料としてスチリル類似化合物を用いた場合には、単
にこの様な方法を用いても最適な条件が得られない。こ
の事はEC材料がスチリル類似化合物かそれ以外のもの
かの本質的特性の差によるものと思われる。従来のWo
3系ECDにおいては、発色層は表示極表面に存在し固
定されていると考えられ、またビオロゲン系においても
電極表面は析出状態となっている。一方スチリル類似化
合物を用いた場合には、発色種は電極表面近傍に浮遊し
た状態で存在し、上記2種0ECDに比べ不安定な平衡
状態であるといえるりこの事が、従来のECDに比ベメ
モリー性が短い事にも起因し、さらに駆動方法に関して
も上記公報に記載の発明を単に適用しただけでは寿命、
表示品位等で充分な結果が得られないことになる。つ1
り従来のEC材料を用いたECDにおける挙動とスチリ
ル類似化合物を用いたECDの挙動とは本質的に異なる
ものである。
On the other hand, regarding the driving method of ECD, there are various methods to increase the color development response, but Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-67
As shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 348, there is a method in which the initial voltage is high and is maintained at a low state after a certain period of time. However, E
When a styryl-like compound is used as the C material, optimal conditions cannot be obtained simply by using such a method. This seems to be due to the difference in essential properties of the EC material, whether it is a styryl-like compound or something else. Traditional Wo
In the 3-system ECD, the coloring layer is thought to exist and be fixed on the surface of the display electrode, and also in the viologen-based ECD, the electrode surface is in a precipitated state. On the other hand, when a styryl-like compound is used, the colored species exists in a suspended state near the electrode surface, and this can be said to be an unstable equilibrium state compared to the above-mentioned two-type 0 ECD. This is due to the fact that the memory property is short, and furthermore, with regard to the driving method, simply applying the invention described in the above publication will result in a short lifespan.
This results in insufficient results in terms of display quality, etc. 1
Therefore, the behavior in ECD using conventional EC materials and the behavior in ECD using styryl-like compounds are essentially different.

本発明は以上の問題点に鑑み、EC材料としてスチリル
類似化合物を用いたECDの繰り返し寿命および表示品
位を向上することのできるレスポンスの速いECDの駆
動方法を提供することを目的とする。
In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for driving an ECD that uses a styryl-like compound as an EC material and has a quick response that can improve the cycle life and display quality of the ECD.

以下に本発明の一実施例を図面を用いて説明する0 第1図は本発明が適用されるECDの構造図であり、1
a、1b、1cは表示極であるセグメント、2は対向電
極、3,4はそれぞれ表示極1a、1b。
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an ECD to which the present invention is applied.
A, 1b, and 1c are display pole segments, 2 is a counter electrode, and 3 and 4 are display poles 1a and 1b, respectively.

1Cおよび対向電極2が形成されるガラス基板、5はガ
ラス基板3,4を封止する封着部、6は内部に封入され
たスチリル類似化合物である。
1C and a glass substrate on which the counter electrode 2 is formed, 5 is a sealing part for sealing the glass substrates 3 and 4, and 6 is a styryl-like compound sealed inside.

第2図a、bは本発明の一実施例を示す印加電圧波形図
であって、第2図(、)のセグメントデコード電圧Sに
よって発色させるセグメントが選択されると、セグメン
ト印加電圧波形は第2図(b)に示す様にv、〉v2の
波形となってセグメントに印加される。すなわち、発色
初期の電圧v1  を規定発色濃度に達した後の電圧v
2よりも大きくしてセグメントに印加される。発色初期
の電圧V、を高くすることによって、立ち上りレスポン
スを速めることができ、規定発色濃度に達した後の電圧
v2を保持することによって、一定濃度に保持すること
ができる。スチリル類似化合物を用いたECDにおける
V、のレスポンス゛依存状態は第3図のようになる。第
3図は吸収率として70チまで達する時間とvl及びv
2の電圧の差とを示したものである。吸収率が7oチに
達すると発色表示が明確に行なえる。第3図かられかる
ように%v、−v2がo、os Vでv、=v2め時の
2秒より30チ速くなり、さらにo、1Vで倍以上もレ
スポンスが速くなっており、さらに電圧を加える事によ
りさらに速まっている。この様にo、o6Vと云う微少
電位差でも30%と云う改善が得られている。30チの
改善によってレスポンスの時間が1.6秒となるがこれ
以上レスポンスが遅くなると表示品位が劣る。電位差を
増加させればさらにレスポンスを速める効果が上ってい
るが、0.4V以上の電位差の場合には別の問題が生じ
る。すなわち、繰り返し寿命テストの結果によると、電
位差を0.4 V以上とした場合、急速に繰り返し寿命
が短かくなる。
FIGS. 2a and 2b are applied voltage waveform diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. When a segment to be colored is selected by the segment decode voltage S shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2(b), a waveform of v, >v2 is applied to the segment. In other words, the voltage v1 at the initial stage of color development is changed to the voltage v1 after reaching the specified color density.
2 and applied to the segment. By increasing the voltage V at the initial stage of color development, the rising response can be accelerated, and by maintaining the voltage V2 after reaching the specified color density, the density can be maintained at a constant level. The response-dependent state of V in ECD using a styryl-like compound is shown in FIG. Figure 3 shows the time to reach 70 cm as absorption rate, vl and v
This figure shows the difference between the two voltages. When the absorption rate reaches 7 degrees, clear color display can be performed. As can be seen from Figure 3, when %v, -v2 is o, os V, the response is 30 times faster than the 2 seconds at v, = v2, and at o, 1V, the response is more than twice as fast. The speed is further increased by adding voltage. In this way, an improvement of 30% is obtained even with a minute potential difference of o and o6V. The response time is reduced to 1.6 seconds by improving 30 inches, but if the response is delayed any longer, the display quality will deteriorate. Although increasing the potential difference has the effect of further speeding up the response, another problem occurs when the potential difference is 0.4 V or more. That is, according to the results of the repeated life test, when the potential difference is set to 0.4 V or more, the repeated life is rapidly shortened.

つ1り電位差が0.4vまでの場合250万回の繰り返
し寿命であったものが、0.5vとした場合には1a0
万回、0.6vでは9c万回と急激に減少し、実用的に
は使用不可能となる。この原因については明確ではない
が、何らかの形でスチリル類似化合物の発色種9劣化が
起っているものと思わ、れる。以上の様にvl−v2の
差は単に大きくする事により発色レスポンスは増加する
が、寿命の点で問題となり、実用上の表示品位を考慮し
てo、os V〜0.4vの範囲内である必要がある事
がわかる。
When the potential difference was up to 0.4V, the cycle life was 2.5 million times, but when it was set to 0.5V, it was 1a0.
At 0.6V, it rapidly decreases to 9c million times, making it practically unusable. Although the cause of this is not clear, it is thought that the coloring species 9 of the styryl-like compound deteriorates in some way. As mentioned above, simply increasing the vl-v2 difference increases the coloring response, but this poses a problem in terms of service life. I understand that there needs to be.

次に、V、−V2の電位差を0.05Vとした時の、電
圧V、の印加時間(tr)とセグメ、ントの濃度が規定
濃度の6嘔以内に達するまでの時間td、およびセグメ
ントの濃度の吸収率の変化を測定すると第4図(a)(
b)に示すような傾向が得られた。第4図(、)はセグ
メント印加電圧波形図であり、第4囲い)は吸収率の特
性図である。第4図(a)に示す初期の電圧v1として
0.8V以上の電圧を印加時間trだけ印加すると、第
4図すに示すように濃度が急激に上昇しtr待時間く。
Next, when the potential difference between V and -V2 is 0.05V, the application time (tr) of the voltage V, the time td until the concentration of the segment reaches within 6 mm of the specified concentration, and the time td of the segment Figure 4(a) (
A tendency as shown in b) was obtained. FIG. 4 ( ) is a segment applied voltage waveform diagram, and the fourth box) is a characteristic diagram of absorption rate. When a voltage of 0.8 V or higher is applied for the application time tr as the initial voltage v1 shown in FIG. 4(a), the concentration rises rapidly as shown in FIG. 4(a) and the waiting time tr elapses.

その後電圧がv2となると濃度が減少し一定値に保持さ
れる。この例では、trを長くした場合を示したもので
ある。実際には、この濃度のオーバシュートの時間音1
か重要であり、目視実験の結果1秒以内であれば実用上
問題とならないことがわかった。又規定濃度に対し6%
以内であればセグメント間の色むらも問題とはならなか
った。実験によると、このオーバシュートはv’1−v
2の差が大きく、又時間trが長い場合に生じやすくな
る。
Thereafter, when the voltage reaches v2, the concentration decreases and is maintained at a constant value. This example shows the case where tr is made long. Actually, the time sound 1 of this concentration overshoot
This is important, and as a result of visual experiments, it was found that if it is within 1 second, there is no problem in practice. Also, 6% of the specified concentration
Color unevenness between segments was not a problem as long as it was within this range. According to experiments, this overshoot is v'1-v
2 is large and the time tr is long, this is likely to occur.

Jd−J二(7)−xltから、オーバシュートから規
定濃度の5%以内に入る時間tdと、vlの印加時間t
rとの関係を示したものが第6図である。本実施例では
V2= 1.oV、 Vl−V2−o、ors Vの場
合を示したものであるが、この値が大きくなるき傾斜が
大きくなる。この図からもわかる様に、trの時間が長
くなると指数関数的に1.(の増加が見られる。つまり
trを4秒とした場合、規定濃度の5%以内に入るまで
の時間は数十秒となる。したがって、tdが実用」二問
題とならない1秒以内に入るためにはtrは2秒以下で
ある必要がある。この傾向は■1−v2の差が大きい程
顕著、である。以上の結果からvl−v、の差が、0.
05〜0,4vの範囲で使用する場合、電圧v1の印加
時間trは2秒以下にする事により電圧印加時の最適な
濃度を得る事ができる。
From Jd-J2(7)-xlt, the time td from overshoot to within 5% of the specified concentration and the application time t of vl
FIG. 6 shows the relationship with r. In this embodiment, V2=1. This shows the case of oV, Vl-V2-o, ors V, and as this value increases, the slope increases. As can be seen from this figure, as the tr time increases, 1. (In other words, if tr is 4 seconds, it will take several tens of seconds to reach within 5% of the specified concentration. Therefore, since td is within 1 second, which is not a problem for practical use) tr needs to be 2 seconds or less.This tendency becomes more pronounced as the difference between 1-v2 increases.From the above results, the difference between vl-v is 0.
When used in the range of 0.05 to 0.4 V, the optimum concentration can be obtained by setting the voltage v1 application time tr to 2 seconds or less.

以上説明したように、本発明においては、ECC科料し
てスチリル類似化合物を用いたECDを駆動するに際し
て、発色初期の電圧v1を、規定濃度到達後の電圧v2
よりも、0.05〜0.4 Vの範囲内で高くする事に
より、発色1度及び繰り返し寿命を実用上の範囲の保持
したまま発色レスポンスを速めることができる。
As explained above, in the present invention, when driving an ECD using a styryl-like compound as an ECC material, the voltage v1 at the initial stage of color development is changed to the voltage v2 after the specified concentration is reached.
By increasing the voltage within the range of 0.05 to 0.4 V, it is possible to accelerate the color development response while keeping the color development once and the repetition life within a practical range.

なお、本発明は、上記の実施例(限らず、発色初期の電
圧v1 あるいは規定濃度到達後の電圧■2をパルス状
に印加することによっても、また印加電圧波形が短形波
でなく立ち上り、立ち下りに傾斜を有する台形波であっ
ても、上記実施例と同様にレスポンスの高速化が図れる
The present invention can also be applied to the above-mentioned embodiments (not limited to this) by applying the voltage v1 at the initial stage of color development or the voltage v2 after reaching the specified density in a pulsed manner, and the applied voltage waveform is not a rectangular wave but a rising wave. Even with a trapezoidal wave having a slope at the falling edge, the response speed can be increased as in the above embodiment.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明が適哨されるECDの構造を示す断面図
、第2図(−) 、 (b)は本発明の一実施例を示す
駆動電圧波形図、第3図は同実施例における発色レスポ
ンスの特性を示す図、第4図(a) 、 (b)は同実
施例における駆動電圧波形と吸収率の関係を示す図、第
6図は電圧印加時間とオーバ7ユートとの関係を示す図
である。 1a、1b、1c・・・・・・表示セグメント、2・・
・・・・対向電極、3,4・・・・・・ガラス基板、6
・・・・・・封止部、6・・・・・・スチリル類似化合
物。 wJ1図 第2図 時間− 第5図 tFc#)
Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of an ECD to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 (-) and (b) are drive voltage waveform diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the same embodiment. Figures 4(a) and 4(b) are diagrams showing the relationship between the drive voltage waveform and absorption rate in the same example, and Figure 6 is the relationship between voltage application time and over 7 utes. FIG. 1a, 1b, 1c...display segment, 2...
...Counter electrode, 3, 4...Glass substrate, 6
...Sealing part, 6...Styryl-like compound. wJ1 Figure 2 Time - Figure 5 tFc#)

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)  スチリル類似化合物を発色層とするエレクト
ロクロミック表示装置を駆動するに際して、発色初期の
電圧を■、とし、規定発色濃度に達した後の電圧をv2
とした時、■、〉v2であり、かつvlは■2に対して
0.06〜0.4vの範囲で高くなる発色電圧を表示電
極に印加することを特徴とするエレクトロクロミック表
示装置の駆動方法。
(1) When driving an electrochromic display device that uses a styryl-like compound as a coloring layer, the voltage at the initial stage of coloring is set as ■, and the voltage after reaching the specified coloring density is v2.
Driving an electrochromic display device characterized by applying a coloring voltage to the display electrodes, where ■, >v2, and vl is higher in the range of 0.06 to 0.4v with respect to ■2. Method.
(2)発色初期の電圧v1の印加時間が、2秒以下であ
ることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載のエレク
トロクロミック表示装置の駆動方法。
(2) The method for driving an electrochromic display device according to claim 1, wherein the application time of voltage v1 at the initial stage of color development is 2 seconds or less.
JP9712882A 1982-06-07 1982-06-07 Driving of electrochromic display Granted JPS58214194A (en)

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