Opto-electronic device including an auxiliary electrode and a partition

An opto-electronic device having a plurality of layers, comprising:

• a nucleation-inhibiting coating (NIC) disposed on a first layer surface in a first portion of a lateral aspect thereof, the first portion comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a semiconducting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the second electrode lies between the NIC and the semiconducting layer in the first portion;
• a conductive coating disposed on a second layer surface in a second portion of the lateral aspect thereof;
• wherein an initial sticking probability for forming the conductive coating onto a surface of the NIC in the first portion is substantially less than the initial sticking probability for forming the conductive coating onto the second layer surface in the second portion, such that the first portion is substantially devoid of a closed film of the conductive coating;
• and
• wherein the conductive coating is electrically coupled to the second electrode and to a third electrode in a sheltered region of a partition in the device.