Fabrication and Characteristics of ZnOOAD-InNPbPc Hybrid Solar Cells Prepared by Oblique-Angle Deposition.docVIP

Molecules 2012, 17, 9496-9505; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Fabrication and Characteristics of ZnO/OAD-InN/PbPc Hybrid Solar Cells Prepared by Oblique-Angle Deposition Cheng-Chiang Chen and Lung-Chien Chen * Department of Electro-optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, 1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: oceam@.tw; Tel.: +886-2-2771-2171; Fax: +886-2-8773-3216. Received: 10 April 2012; in revised form: 3 August 2012 / Accepted: 6 August 2012 / Published: 8 August 2012 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 (JSC), open-circuit voltage (VOC), and power conversion efficiencies (η) of 1.2 mA/cm2, 0.6 V and 0.144%, respectively. Keywords: indium nitride; zinc oxide; hybrid solar cells; lead phthalocyanine 1. Introduction Organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaic solar cells are regarded as one of the future high potential molecular electronic application in photovoltaic (PV) systems owing to their low temperature and easy fabrication [1–6]. Among organic materials, lead phthalocyanine (PbPc) is a well-known organic semiconductor, and thin films of PbPc have a wide range of possible applications, including solar cells, gas sensors, and electroluminescence devices, owing to its easy synthesis and strong substantial absorption in the visible and near infrared [7–10]. A TiO2