ELECTRODE MEANS, WITH OR WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS AND AN ELECTRODE DEVICE FORMED OF SAID MEANS

摘要

In an electrode means for addressing of a functional element (7) a layer (4) of electrical isolating material is provided between first and second electrodes (1;2) intersecting without direct physical or electrical contact and forming a bridge structure. Over both electrodes (1,2) an electrical conducting or semiconducting contact layer (10) of organic material is provided and contacts both electrodes (1,2) electrically. In an electrode means with detecting, information storing and/or information indicating function an electrically addressable functional element (7) is provided adjacent to or in the intersection between the electrodes (1,2). In an electrode device (13) comprising two or more electrode means (26) of this kind, the electrodes (1, 2) form patterned layers of row and column electrodes in a 2-dimensional matrix, wherein the contact layer (3) forms a patterned or integrated global layer and functional elements (7) which each registers with an electrode intersection in the matrix, are provided in one or more patterned or non-patterned layers. Use in an optical or electronic camera, in a chemical camera, in an electrically addressable memory device or electrically addressable data processing device, and in an electrically addressable display device.