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. Circuit 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:
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- East Patchogue, NY
- Center Moriches, NY
- Stony Brook, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865769
- Patent Number(s):
- 4571029
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electro-optical; switching; memory; display; device; housing; wall; means; including; transparent; counter; electrodes; positioned; electrically; conductive; relationship; electrolyte; circuit; connected; apply; predetermined; control; potentials; covered; polymer; film; characterized; according; embedded; pigment; molecules; operable; switched; plurality; visual; color; exceptionally; rapid; rate; possessing; intensity; definition; counter electrodes; optical switching; optical display; means including; transparent wall; polymer film; electrically conductive; counter electrode; conductive polymer; circuit means; display device; switching rate; wall means; optical switch; /359/
Citation Formats
Skotheim, Terje A, O'Grady, William E, and Linkous, Clovis A. Electro-optical switching and memory display device. United States: N. p., 1986.
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@article{osti_865769,
title = {Electro-optical switching and memory display device},
author = {Skotheim, Terje A and O'Grady, William E and Linkous, Clovis 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. Circuit 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 = {1986},
month = {1}
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