Acreo Ab

M&aring;rten Armgarth

Thomas Kugler

Tommi Remonen

Rolf Magnus Berggren

David A Nilsson

Miaoxiang Chen

Karl P Andersson

An electrochemical transistor device is provided, comprising a source contact, a drain contact, at least one gate electrode, an electrochemically active element arranged between, and in direct electrical contact with, the source and drain contacts, which electrochemically active element comprises a transistor channel and is of a material comprising an organic material having the ability of electrochemically altering its conductivity through change of redox state thereof, and a solidified electrolyte in direct electrical contact with the electrochemically active element and said at least one gate electrode and interposed between them in such a way that electron flow between the electrochemically active element and said gate electrode(s) is prevented. In the device, flow of electrons between source contact and drain contact is controllable by means of a voltage applied to said gate electrode(s).

Electrochemical device

A pixel device comprising an electrochemical transistor device with a source and a drain contact; a gate electrode; an electrochemically active element in direct electrical contact with source and drain contacts, and comprising a transistor channel comprising an organic material; and a solidified electrolyte in direct electrical contact with the active element, and an electrochromic device comprising an electrochromic element comprising a material conducting in at least one oxidation state and an electrochromic material; a solidified electrolyte layer in direct electrical contact with the electrochromic element; and two electrodes for application of a voltage and in direct electrical contact with a component selected from the electrolyte layer(s); in which one of the source and drain contacts of the electrochemical transistor device is in electrical contact with one of the electrodes of the electrochromic device. Also provided are matrices of pixel devices, pixelated displays incorporating the matrices, and process thereof.

Electrochemical pixel device

A supported or self-supporting electrochromic device is provided having (a) at least one electrochromic element comprising (i) at least one material that is electrically conducting in at least one material that is electrically conducting in at least one oxidation state and (ii) at least one electrochromic material, wherein said materials (i) and (ii) can be the same or different, (b) at least one layer of a solidified electrolyte which is in direct electrical contact with said electrochromic element, and (c) at least two electrodes adapted to be electrically connected to a voltage supply so as to create a difference in potential therebetween, with each of said electrodes being in direct electrical contact with at least one of said electrolyte layer(s) and not in direct electrical contact with said electrochromic element. Displays incorporating such a device, as well as processes for the production of such a device are contemplated. A method for addressing an electrochemically active element also is provided.

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Linköping, Sweden

Mårten Armgarth

Growing community of inventors

Linköping, Sweden

M&aring;rten Armgarth

Mårten Armgarth