Schottky diode solar cells were fabricated on electrodeposited films of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc). The aluminum contact was deposited by two methods, viz. thermal evaporation and electron beam evaporation; the materials and electro-optical characteristics of these devices were compared. We achieved the highest ever reported open-circuit voltage of 1.19V with the electrodeposited CuPc films. This is in contrast to an open-circuit voltage of 0.907 V reported in Schottky diode cells with evaporated CuPc films. beta-Phase dominance in electrodeposited CuPc films was thought to be a major factor in enhanced performance. Effects of varying the CuPc thickness on the device performance were investigated. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.