On photovoltaic effect in hybrid heterojunction formed from palladium phthalocyanine and titanium dioxide layers

The results of the research on the photovoltaic properties of a system formed from tin oxide, titanium dioxide, palladium phthalocyanine and gold (SnO2:F/TiO2/PdPc/Au) are presented. Films of TiO2 were deposited using a sol–gel method, then PdPc and Au layers were subsequently evaporated under a high vacuum. The system exhibits a strong rectification effect in the dark, while an effective photogeneration of charge carriers within the TiO2/PdPc junction is observed under illumination. The experimental relations of a short-circuit current and an open-circuit voltage against the light intensity suggest that trapping states participate in recombination processes.