The influence of oxygen plasma treatment on pentacene ohmic contact on indium tin oxide (ITO) was investigated in this study. The specific contact resistance (ρ(subscript c)) was studied by the transfer length method. Spectroscopic methods and electrical conductivity measurements were used to characterize the pentacene/ITO with and without oxygen plasma treatment. The authors found that oxygen plasma treatment could lead to the incorporation of oxygen in pentacene near the pentacene/ITO interface (that is, the self-doping effect), resulting in the heightened conductivity of pentacene and a reduction in the ρ(subscript c) at the interface.