Electrochemical device

1. An electrochemical device comprising

a layer of solidified electrolyte,

at least one electrochemically active layer, wherein each active layer comprises organic material having the ability of electrochemically altering its redox state, and each one of said at least one active layer comprises a contact portion in direct contact with said solidified electrolyte,

and one of said at least one active layer further comprises:

a first covered portion which extends from said contact portion,

and wherein said solidified electrolyte covers said covered

portion and said contact portion,

a first electrode in electronic contact with a first region of one of said at least one active layer,

a second electrode in electronic contact with a second region of one of said at least one active layer,

wherein a first portion and second portion of said second electrode comprise corrosion resistant material,

only said first portion of said first and second portion of said second electrode is in direct contact with said solidified electrolyte, and

said first portion of said second electrode is arranged between said first covered portion and said solidified electrolyte.

2. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , which is arranged on a flexible substrate.

3. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein said second electrode is elongated and extends in a first direction.

4. An electrochemical device according to claim 3 , wherein, in a cross-section (II-II) of said electrochemical device taken along a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, the width of said second electrode is at least 1% of the width of said active layer which comprises said first covered portion.

5. An electrochemical device according to claim 3 , wherein, in a cross-section (III-III) of said electrochemical device taken along a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, the width of said second electrode is at least b 1 % of the width of said solidified electrolyte.

6. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein said cross-section comprises said second portion of said second electrode and is taken adjacent an interface between said first and second portion of said second electrode.

7. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein the active layer which comprises said first covered portion further comprises a first projecting portion extending from said covered portion,

wherein said first covered portion is arranged between and in direct contact with said contact portion and said first projecting portion, and

said second portion of said second electrode at least partly covers said first projecting portion.

8. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein said second portion of said second electrode encloses an open area which defines an interface area between said solidified electrolyte and the active layer which comprises said first covered portion.

9. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein said second electrode is arranged as a layer.

10. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein

one of said at least one electrochemically active layer comprises a second covered portion, which second covered portion extends from said contact portion of said one of said at least one electrochemically active layer,

a first portion and a second portion of said first electrode comprise corrosion resistant material, wherein

only said first portion of said first and second portion of said first electrode is in contact with said solidified electrolyte, and

said first portion of said first electrode is arranged between said second covered portion and said solidified electrolyte.

11. An electrochemical device according claim 1 , wherein said corrosion resistant material is selected from a group comprising: carbon, gold, titanium, platinum, conducting form of carbon, graphite, graphene, noble metal or inert metal.

12. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein said organic material comprises a conductive polymer material.

13. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein the active layer which comprises said first covered portion further comprises material having the ability of electrochemically altering its electrical conductivity through change of redox state thereof.

14. An electrochemical transistor device comprising an electrochemical device according to claim 13 , wherein said first region and said second region are two separate regions of said active layer which comprises said first covered portion,

which electrochemical device further comprises a third electrode in ionic contact with said solidified electrolyte and separated from said active layer which comprises said first covered portion,

wherein said active layer which comprises said first covered portion electronically connects said first and second electrodes.

15. A circuit comprising an electrochemical device according to claim 1 , and

an electrical power source,

wherein said first and second electrodes are connected to said power source.

16. An electrochemical device according to claim 1 , wherein one of said at least one active layer comprises electrochromic material.

17. An electrochromic pixel element comprising an electrochemical device according to claim 16 .

18. A circuit comprising an electrochromic pixel element according to claim 17 , and

an electrical power source,

wherein said first and second electrodes are connected to said power source.

19. An electrochemical device according to claim 3 , wherein, in a cross-section (II-II) of said electrochemical device taken along a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, the width of said second electrode is at least 5% of the width of said active layer which comprises said first covered portion.

20. An electrochemical device according to claim 3 , wherein, in a cross-section (III-III) of said electrochemical device taken along a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, the width of said second electrode is at least 5% of the width of said solidified electrolyte.

21. An electrochemical device comprising

a layer of solidified electrolyte,

an electrochemically active layer comprising organic material having the ability of electrochemically altering its redox state,

and which active layer comprises:

a contact portion in direct contact with said solidified electrolyte and

a first covered portion which extends from said contact portion,

a first electrode in electronic contact with a first region of said active layer,

a second electrode in electronic contact with a second region of said active layer,

wherein a first portion and second portion of said second electrode comprise corrosion resistant material, wherein only said first portion of said first and second portion of said second electrode is in contact with said solidified electrolyte, and is arranged between said first covered portion and said solidified electrolyte.

22. An electrochemical device comprising

a layer of solidified electrolyte

a first and a second electrochemically active layer comprising organic material having the ability of electrochemically altering its redox state, which first and second active layer are spatially separated from each other and each comprise a respective first and second contact portion in direct contact with said solidified electrolyte,

wherein said second active layer further comprises a covered portion which extends from said second contact portion,

a first electrode in electronic contact with a first region of said first active layer,

a second electrode in electronic contact with a second region of said second active layer,

wherein a first portion and second portion of said second electrode both comprise corrosion resistant material, wherein

only said first portion of said first and second portion of said second electrode is in direct contact with said solidified electrolyte, and is arranged between said covered portion and said solidified electrolyte.