The present invention relates to a crystalline compound comprising: (i) Cs+ (caesium); (ii) (H2N—C(H)—NH2)+ (formamidinium); (iii) one or more metal or metalloid dications [B]; and (iv) two or more different halide anions [X]. The invention also relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconducting material, which semiconducting material comprises the crystalline compound. The invention also relates to a process for producing a layer of the crystalline compound.