Electro-optical switching and memory display device
Abstract
An electro-optical display device having a housing with wall means including one transparent wall and at least one other wall. Counter electrodes are positioned on the transparent wall and display electrodes are positioned on the other wall with both electrodes in electrically conductive relationship with an electrolyte. Circuits means are connected to the display and counter electrodes to apply different predetermined control potentials between them. The display electrodes are covered with a thin electrically conductive polymer film that is characterized according to the invention by having embedded in it pigment molecules as counter ions. The display device is operable to be switched to a plurality of different visual color states at an exceptionally rapid switching rate while each of the color states is characterized by possessing good color intensity and definition.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6823623
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84014227
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; DISPLAY DEVICES; DESIGN; ELECTRODES; FILMS; MEMORY DEVICES; POLYMERS; SWITCHES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; 420800* - Engineering- Electronic Circuits & Devices- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Skotheim, T A, O'Grady, W E, and Linkous, C A. Electro-optical switching and memory display device. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Skotheim, T A, O'Grady, W E, & Linkous, C A. Electro-optical switching and memory display device. United States.
Skotheim, T A, O'Grady, W E, and Linkous, C A. Thu .
"Electro-optical switching and memory display device". United States.
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title = {Electro-optical switching and memory display device},
author = {Skotheim, T A and O'Grady, W E and Linkous, C A},
abstractNote = {An electro-optical display device having a housing with wall means including one transparent wall and at least one other wall. Counter electrodes are positioned on the transparent wall and display electrodes are positioned on the other wall with both electrodes in electrically conductive relationship with an electrolyte. Circuits means are connected to the display and counter electrodes to apply different predetermined control potentials between them. The display electrodes are covered with a thin electrically conductive polymer film that is characterized according to the invention by having embedded in it pigment molecules as counter ions. The display device is operable to be switched to a plurality of different visual color states at an exceptionally rapid switching rate while each of the color states is characterized by possessing good color intensity and definition.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {12}
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