Abstract. Current density-vs-voltage characteristics and frequency dependences of impedance were analyzed for sandwich cells ITO/NiPc/Metal, where ITO is a transparent conducting double indiumtin oxide, NiPc is a thermally evaporated nickel phthalocyanine thin film, and Metal is aluminum or indium top electrode. After testing in dry air, these cells were exposed to saturated water vapors, or mixed water/ammonia vapors with different pressures. Comparative analysis of the data taken from DC and AC measurements in the dark was carried out. Contributions of the NiPc film bulk and the NiPc/ Metal interfacial region to conducting properties of the cells were elucidated. Impedance of the cells in various environments was interpreted using equivalent circuits, and the time scales for relaxation processes in NiPc films were thus estimated.