scispace - formally typeset
Journal ArticleDOI

Electrical and Photovoltaic Properties of Tetrapyrydilporphyrin Sandwich Cells

Stefan Antohe
- 16 Apr 1993 - 
- Vol. 136, Iss: 2, pp 401-410
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In this paper, the authors investigated the electrical and photovoltaic effects observed with a thin film of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyrydil)21H,23H-porphine (TPyP) sandwiched between indium-tin oxide (ITO) and Al electrodes.
Abstract
Electrical and photovoltaic effects observed with a thin film of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyrydil)21H,23H-porphine (TPyP) sandwiched between indium-tin oxide (ITO) and Al electrodes are explained in terms of the n-type semiconducting behaviour of the organic film and its formation of a blocking contact (Schottky barrier) with ITO. Under low forward bias (ITO electrode positive) Ohm's law is followed with a thermally-activated electron concentration of n0 ≈ 3 × 109 cm−3, an electron mobility μ0 ≈ 6 × 10−4 cm2/Vs, and a room temperature electrical conductivity σ0 ≈ 3 × 10−13 Ω−1 cm−1. At high applied voltage there is a space-charge-limited conductivity (SCLC) controlled by a single trap level. The derived trap level parameters are: the total trap concentration Nt, = 1.7 × 1014 cm−3 and the depth of the trap level Ec — Et = 0.78 eV. Under reverse bias currents are identified with Schottky emission over a potential barrier of approximate height 0.7 eV and thickness varying with temperature in the range (193 to 50) nm. At illumination through an ITO electrode with monochromatic light of 32 μ/cm2 at 440 nm, the typical cell parameters are determined. The action spectra are explained in agreement with the proposed energy band model for the ITO/TPyP/Al diodes. Les effets eletriques et photovoltaiques observe avec une couche mince de TPyP place entre les deux electrodes du ITO et Al, sont expliquees par la conduction de type-n, au TPyP et par le fait que le couche de TPyP forme une barriere de Schottky avec ITO. Dans le regime des faibles tensions appliquees il y a une conduction ohmique avec la concentration des electrons n0 ≈ 3 × 109 cm−3, la mobilite μ0 ≈ 6 × 10−4 cm2/Vs et la conductibilite σ0 ≈ 3 × 10−13 Ω−1 cm−1. Dans le regime des fortes tensions appliquees il y un courant limite par la charge d'espace controlle par un seul niveau des trapes. Les parametres des trapes sont: la concentration des trapes Nt = 1.7 × 1014 cm−3 et leur position dans la bande interdite du semiconducteur organique Ec — Et = 0.78 eV. Dans le regime des tensions appliquees dans le sens inverse, le courant est limite par haute de 0.7 eV et l'epaisseur qui varries avec le temperature dans le domain (193 a 50) nm. Quand la cellule a ete illumine avec la lumiere monochromatique de 32 μW/cm2 et 440 nm, les parametres photovoltaiques ont ete determine. Les spectres d'action ont ete explique avec l'aide du diagramme energetique propose pour les diodes ITO/TPyP/Al.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

The effect of the electron irradiation on the electrical properties of thin polycrystalline CdS layers

TL;DR: In this paper, the electrical properties of nonirradiated and electron irradiated structures, containing a polycrystalline thin layer of CdS, sandwiched between two gold electrodes, were investigated.
Journal ArticleDOI

Photoelectrochemical study of organic-inorganic hybrid thin films via electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly

TL;DR: In this paper, a stepwise assembly of negatively charged organic molecules (poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) or tetrasodium meso -tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphine (TPPS)) and positively charged TiO 2 colloids on pretreated substrate surfaces utilizing the layer-by-layer (LbL) approach was investigated.
Journal ArticleDOI

A critical review of photovoltaic cells based on organic monomeric and polymeric thin film heterojunctions

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the state of the art on organic photovoltaic cells based on both small molecule and polymeric absorbers and discuss transport mechanisms and stability studies.
Journal ArticleDOI

Molecular control over Ag/p-Si diode by organic layer

TL;DR: In this article, the electrical transport properties of Ag metal-fluorescein sodium salt (FSS) organic layer-silicon junction have been investigated and it was shown that the FSS organic layer controls electrical charge transport properties.
Journal ArticleDOI

High-bias current–voltage–temperature characteristics of undoped rf magnetron sputter deposited boron carbide (B5C)/p-type crystalline silicon heterojunctions

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the hopping conduction model of Apsley and Hughes for a flat density of localized energy states (Apsley N and Hughes H P 1975 Phil. Mag. 31 1327) to elucidate the bias dependence of the measured heterojunction forward current over an extended bias-voltage range (0.4-2.7 V) at temperatures below 260 K.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Conduction in thin dielectric films

TL;DR: Conduction through thin dielectric films sandwiched between metal and semiconductor electrodes is reviewed in this article, where the authors show that the dielectrics can be used to conduct the circuit.
Journal ArticleDOI

Photovoltaic and rectification properties of Al/Mg phthalocyanine/Ag Schottky‐barrier cells

TL;DR: The photovoltaic and rectification properties of Al/Mg phthalocyanine/Ag sandwich cells are reported in this article, where a charge density of [inverted lazy s]1018/cm3 is estimated from C-V measurements.
Journal ArticleDOI

Space‐Charge‐Limited Currents in Copper Phthalocyanine Thin Films

TL;DR: In this paper, a complete study of the current as a function of voltage, temperature, thickness, and illumination is performed on evaporated thin films of the compound copper phthalocyanine using Ohmic contacts.
Journal ArticleDOI

Properties of the Organic‐on‐Inorganic Semiconductor Barrier Contact Diodes In/PTCDI/p‐Si and Ag/CuPc/p‐Si

TL;DR: In this paper, the properties of OI contact barrier diodes are discussed in terms of the thermionic emission-space-charge-limited (TE-SCL) current model.
Journal ArticleDOI

Photovoltaic properties of iodine-doped magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin sandwich cells. II, Properties of illuminated cells

TL;DR: The photovoltaic characteristics of optimized iodine-doped thin-film sandwich cells of the structure Al/Al2O3/magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin/Au, fabricated and tested under high vacuum, are reported in this article.
Related Papers (5)