Electrochemical luminescent cell

• US 4,782,265 A
• Filed: 01/22/1985
• Issued: 11/01/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Schaper, Hartwig, Wilhelm, Karl H., Schnedler, Erwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, David K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): O'Shea, Sandra L.
• Application Number:
  US06/693,329
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 313/483, 313/494, 313/358, 313/232, 362/34, 252/700, 350/336
• US Class Current: 313/483
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 2/08 activated by an electric field, i.e. electrochemiluminescence

Abstract

Electrochemical luminescent cell having a spacing of the plates (1, 2) provided with electrodes (5 and 6, respectively) from 10 to 100 μm, in which at least one of the oppositely located electrodes has a grid structure (13) or surface roughness, the size and mutual hole distance and maximum surface roughness of which, respectively, lie in the order of magnitude of the spacing (3) of the electrode plates.

Claims

1. An electrochemical luminescent cell having a chamber filled with a solution of a substance capable of electrochemical luminescence and which chamber is bounded by two parallel spaced plates which plates are provided on their opposing surfaces, in contact with said solution, with operating and counter-electrodes respectively, at least one of which electrodes consists of an electrically-conductive translucent material, characterized in that at least one of said electrodes has a grid structure in which the size and mutual spacing of the holes of the grid structure lie in the order of magnitude of the spacing between said electrodes and in which the mutual spacing of said holes is sufficient to cause a disturbance in the flow of the solution which flow occurs upon energization of said electrodes.

2. An electrochemical luminescent cell having a chamber filled with a solution of a substance capable of electrochemical luminescence and which chamber is bounded by two parallel spaced plates which plates are provided on their opposing surfaces with operating and couterelectrodes in contact with said solution respectively, at least one electrode of which consists of an electrically-conductive translucent material, characterized in that at least one of said electrodes has a surface roughness, a maximum of which lies in the order of magnitude of the spacing between said electrodes and which roughness is sufficient to cause a disturbance in the flow of the solution between said electrodes which flow occurs upon energization of said electrodes.

3. An electrochemical cell as claimed in claim 2 wherein the electrode having the surface roughness is produced by roughening the underlying surface of underlying plate and then vapor depositing a conductive layer on said roughened surface.