Oxford University Innovation Ltd

Alain Goriely

Henry James Snaith

James M Ball

Giles E Eperon

Victor Burlakov

The invention relates to processes for producing semi-transparent photoactive layers, and devices comprising the same. The invention provides a process for producing a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising: a) disposing on a substrate a composition, which composition comprises a photoactive material or one or more precursors of a photoactive material, to form a resulting layer; and b) dewetting the resulting layer to form a dewet layer of the photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of the photoactive material is semi-transparent. The invention also provides a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising a substrate and, disposed on the substrate, a dewet layer of a photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of a photoactive material comprises a plurality of absorbing regions which comprise the photoactive material and a plurality of transparent regions which do not substantially comprise the photoactive material. Devices and processes for producing devices comprising the semi-transparent layer are also disclosed, as are building components and automotive components comprising the semi-transparent layer.

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