Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element having an electrically conductive support, a photoconductor layer including an electrolyte, a charge transfer layer including an electrolyte, and a counter electrode, in which the photoconductor layer has semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye represented by the following Formula (1), and a dye-sensitized solar cell; and a metal complex dye, a dye solution, and a terpyridine compound, or an esterified product thereof, each of which is used in the photoelectric conversion element and the dye-sensitized solar cell, ML1L2(X)n1.CImY Formula (1) in Formula (1), M represents a metal ion, L1 represents a tridentate ligand having a group L represented by the following Formula (LV-1) or (LV-2); L2 represents a bidentate or tridentate ligand which coordinates to M with an anion, in which a ring including a ring-constituting nitrogen atom which coordinates to M with an lone electron pair has an organic group RVL: -(RVL)nVL; X represents a monodentate ligand; n1 represents 0 or 1; CI represents a required counterion; and mY represents an integer of 0 to 3, -RV1=RV2-RV3 Formula (LV-1) —C≡C—RV3 Formula (LV-2) in the formulae, RV1 and RV2 each independently represent a nitrogen atom or CRV4, RV4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and RV3 represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; RVL represents a specific aromatic ring group or the like; and nVL represents an integer of 0 or more.
Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element, having a photoconductor layercontaining semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye of Formula (I); a metal complex dye, a dye solution, a dye-adsorbed electrode, a dye-sensitized solar cell, and a method for producing the solar cell: M(LA)(LD)(LX)mX·(CI)mY Formula (I) M represents a metal ion, LA represents a ligand of Formula (AL), LD represents a bidentate or tridentate ligand, at least one of coordinating atoms being an anion; LX represents a monodentate ligand; CI represents a counter ion; mX is 0 or 1; mY is 0 to 3; Rings A to C represent a heterocycle; Z1 and Z2 represent a carbon or nitrogen atom; Anc1 to Anc3 represent an acidic group; X1 to X3 represent a single bond or linking group; R1 to R3 represent a substituent; l1, l3, l2, m1, m3, m2, n1, n2, and n3 each are an integer.