Copper Phthalocyanine MWCNTs Composites: Characterization and Evaluation for Sensor and Solar Cells interlayer

Burak Yahya  Kadem; Rand Kareem  Husein; Zahraa Yassar  Abbas

doi:10.24996/ijs.2022.63.8.13

Authors

Burak Yahya Kadem Medical Physics department, College of Science, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-8345
Rand Kareem Husein Medical Physics department, College of Science, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq
Zahraa Yassar Abbas Medical Physics department, College of Science, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-8345

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2022.63.8.13

Keywords:

CuPc, MWCNTs, Solar cells, Ammonia Sensor

Abstract

Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) thin film with and without multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is prepared using the solution based method and used in gas sensor and solar cell applications. The structural characteristics of the CuPc thin films showed a single peak around 7^o with the preferred orientation for charge transportation. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM), morphological properties show a rough surface with some aggregates and ribbons. The optical absorption properties were determined using UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy; the optical band gap has varied after adding MWCNTs to CuPc. Electrical conductivity of CuPc:MWCNTs composite is higher than that of the pure CuPc. The CuPc thin film sensr have shown good response properties to ammonia gas. The solar cell performance of the P3HT:PCBM based solar cell was enhanced.