Electrical conduction processes in as-deposited indium phthalocyanine chloride thin films using gold and aluminium electrode combination

Sandwich structures of the type (Au-InPcCl-Al) have been fabricated by successive vacuum deposition of indium phthalocyanine chloride (InPcCl) thin films and aluminium (Al) fingers onto Ohmic gold (Au) electrodes on glass substrates. Device characteristics of as-deposited Au/InPcCl/Al are obtained and found to show rectification properties. Current density-voltage characteristics under forward bias (aluminium electrode negative) are found to be due to Ohmic conduction at lower voltages. At higher voltages there is space charge limited conductivity (SCLC) controlled by an exponential trapping distribution above the valence edge. Transport properties of the material at ambient temperature have been obtained from the analysis of the samples in the Ohmic and SCLC regions. Under the reverse bias, Schottky emission is identified at lower voltages