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

Abstract The results of the research on the photovoltaic properties of a system formed from tin oxide, titanium dioxide, palladium phthalocyanine and gold (SnO 2 :F/TiO 2 /PdPc/Au) are presented. Films of TiO 2 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 TiO 2 /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.