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A thermal transfer element for forming a multilayer device may include a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit that, when transferred to a receptor, is configured and arranged to form a first operational layer and a second operational layer of a multilayer device. In at least some instances,

A thermal transfer element for forming a multilayer device may include a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit that, when transferred to a receptor, is configured and arranged to form a first operational layer and a second operational layer of a multilayer device. In at least some instances, the thermal transfer element also includes a light-to-heat conversion (LTHC) layer that can convert light energy to heat energy to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit. Transferring the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor may include contacting a receptor with a thermal transfer element having a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit. Then, the thermal transfer element is selectively heated to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor according to a pattern to form at least first and second operational layers of a device. Often, when the thermal transfer element includes a LTHC layer between the substrate and the transfer layer, the thermal transfer element can be illuminated with light according to the pattern and the light energy is converted to heat energy to selectively heat the thermal transfer element.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. A method of transferring a multicomponent transfer unit to a receptor to form a device, comprising:contacting a receptor with a thermal transfer element having a substrate and a transfer layer, the transfer layer including a multicomponent transfer unit; andselectively heating th

[ We claim:] [1.]1. A method of transferring a multicomponent transfer unit to a receptor to form a device, comprising:contacting a receptor with a thermal transfer element having a substrate and a transfer layer, the transfer layer including a multicomponent transfer unit; andselectively heating the thermal transfer element to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor according to a pattern to form at least a first active layer and a second active layer of a multilayer device,wherein each of the first and second active layers is capable of producing conducting, or semiconducting a charge carrier or is capable of producing light.