A layer of
perovskite material for use in an
energy harvesting device, the layer having a thickness of less than 60 µm and the
perovskite material comprising crystalline material of formula (LC)2(SC)n-1MnX3n+1 with a polar crystallographic point group, wherein each LC is a cation of formula A-B-C, wherein A is selected from ethyl, ethenyl, ethynyl, C1- 4 alkoxymethyl, C1-4 alkylthio,
aryl, and heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times with fluoro and wherein the
aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted one or more times with a
substituent selected from C1-4
alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl, C2-4 alkynyl, C1-4 fluoroalkyl, C2-4 fluoroalkenyl, C2-4 fluoroalkynyl, C1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy, formyl, carboxyl and heteroaryl, B is absent or is selected from C1-6 alkylene, C2-6 alkenylene and C2-6 alkynylene, each of which is optionally substituted with fluoro, and C is –N(R1)3+ or – CR1N(R1)2N(R1)2+, wherein each R1 is independently selected from H and C1-6
alkyl, each SC is a cation selected from Cs+, N(R2)4+ and R2CN(R2)2N(R2)2 +, wherein each R2 is independently selected from H and methyl, each M is selected from Pb2+, Sn2+ and Ge2+, each X is
halide, n is an integer selected from 1 to 6, and the material comprising photovoltaic and ferroelectric or piezoelectric properties.