An ozonizer is disclosed, having a first electrode and a second electrode between which a discharge gap is formed, a dielectric being arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric comprises a support element made of glass or glass ceramic, onto which a thin dielectric film on the order of up to 100 .mu.m is applied. The use of glass or glass ceramic as the dielectric, in conjunction with an additional thin ceramic dielectric film, allows a considerable improvement in the ozone concentration in the carrier gas, simultaneously with a good ozone yield.
An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first groove are arranged such that the first groove follows the first conductor in parallel spaced-apart relation. The ozone generation cell also has a first dielectric having a first passage-defining portion positioned between the first conductor and the first groove. The first dielectric has first and second side portions on opposite sides of the passage-defining portion that are generally parallel to the first and second flanks respectively. The first passage-defining portion is spaced-apart from only one of the first conductor and the first groove to form a first fluid passageway defined in part by the first passage-defining portion.
