Fabrication and characteristics of ZnO/OAD-InN/PbPc hybrid solar cells prepared by oblique-angle deposition

Molecules. 2012 Aug 8;17(8):9496-505. doi: 10.3390/molecules17089496.

Abstract

In this work, lead phthalocyanine (PbPc) and ZnO/InN inorganic semiconductor films prepared by oblique-angle deposition (OAD) were layered to form heterojunction organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaic solar cells. Among the available organic materials, phthalocyanines, particularly the non-planar ones such as PbPc, are notable for their absorption in the visible and near infrared regions. The organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells fabricated on ZnO/OAD-InN/PbPc showed short-circuit current density (J(SC)), open-circuit voltage (V(OC)), and power conversion efficiencies (η) of 1.2 mA/cm², 0.6 V and 0.144%, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electric Impedance
  • Electric Power Supplies
  • Electrochemistry
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Energy
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Zinc Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Lead phthalocyanine
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Indium
  • indium nitride
  • Zinc Oxide