Polysilane/C 60-based solar cells were fabricated and investigated. Two-types of devices with bulk heterojunction and heterojunction structures were examined and characterized. Addition of silicon-based polymer to the organic solar cells improved the conversion efficiency by wide optical absorption and high carrier mobility. Microstructures of the solar cells were investigated by using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Energy levels in the present solar cells were discussed.

[6,6]-phenyl C 61 -butyric acid methyl ester: poly (3-hexylthiophene) bulk heterojunction solar cells doped with germanium phthalocyanine or germanium naphthalocyanine were fabricated and characterized. Photovoltaic properties of the solar cells with inverted structures were investigated by optical absorption, current density-voltage characteristic and incident photon to current conversion efficiency. These germanium phthalocyanine and germanium naphthalocyanine blended as the third component absorbed light with wavelength longer than 700 nm. Morphology of solar cells was investigated by atomic force microscopy, and energy levels of the solar cells were discussed for power conversion efficiency.

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Photovoltaic and optical properties of fullerene/phthalocyanine heterojunction solar cells with normal and inverted structures were fabricated and investigated. Aluminum and gallium phthalocyanines were used for the n-type semiconductor. The solar cells with inverted structure had more stability compared to that with normal structure in the air. Nanostructures of the solar cells were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, and energy levels of the molecules were calculated and discussed.

[6,6]‐phenyl C61‐butyric acid methyl ester: poly(3‐hexylthiophene) bulk heterojunction solar cells doped with silicon naphthalocyanine were fabricated and characterized. Photovoltaic properties of the solar cells with inverted structures were investigated by optical absorption, current density‐voltage characteristic, incident photon to current conversion efficiency, and internal quantum efficiency. The silicon naphthalocyanine blended as the third component absorbed near‐infrared light. Microstructure of the solar cells was investigated by X‐ray diffraction, and energy levels of the solar cells were discussed. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)