Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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80665 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Schottky diode solar cells were fabricated on electrodeposited films of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc). The aluminum contact was deposited by two methods, viz. thermal evaporation and electron beam evaporation; the materials and electro-optical characteristics of these devices were compared. We achieved the highest ever reported open-circuit voltage of 1.19 V with the electrodeposited CuPc films. This is in contrast to an open-circuit voltage of 0.907 V reported in Schottky diode cells with evaporated CuPc films. β-Phase dominance in electrodeposited CuPc films was thought to be a major factor in enhanced performance. Effects of varying the CuPc thickness on the device performance were investigated.
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Authors
Suresh Rajaputra, Gayatri Sagi, Vijay P. Singh,