Zinc 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine (ZnTPyP) forms an organic thin-film, which can be used to fabricate hybrid heterojunction solar cells. It is also used in the production of organic nanostructures, which find applications in organic field-effect transistors (OFET), organic light-emitting displays (OLED), and nanosensors.