Abstract:
A carrier system carries a dye (A) and a co-adsorbent (B) represented by general formula (1): wherein, ring A represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle and may further be fused; a hydrogen atom in the ring A may be replaced by a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an —OR2 group, an —SR2 group, or a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent; Z represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group that is interrupted zero to three times by —O— etc.; Z1 represents a divalent aromatic group; R1 represents a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, or a phosphonic acid group; R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent; Anm− represents an m-valent anion; m represents an integer of 1 or 2; and p represents a coefficient for keeping the electrical charge neutral.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell which includes a working electrode and a counter electrode facing each other with an electrolyte layer therebetween, the working electrode having a dye-supporting metal oxide electrode composed of a metal oxide layer having a dye supported thereon. The dye contains a cyanine dye, and the electrolyte of the electrolyte layer contains a cobalt-based electrolyte. It is preferred to use at least one cyanine dye represented by general formula (1) as the cyanine dye. Anq− represents a q-valent anion, wherein q represents 1 or 2, and p represents a coefficient for maintaining overall charge neutrality.
Abstract:
To provide an electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, which traps hydrogen sulfide gas, generated from the inside thereof for some reason, in the electrode, and suppresses the outflow of hydrogen sulfide gas to the outside of the battery. An electrode for lithium ion batteries includes a coating material which contains a silanol group and is present on at least a surface of an active material layer. The active material layer contains a sulfur-based material and a resin-based binder. The sulfur-based material is an active material capable of alloying with lithium metal or an active material capable of occluding lithium ions. The coating material containing the silanol group is a silicate having a siloxane bond or a silica fine particle aggregate having a siloxane bond as a component.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrode active material that has a large charge discharge capacity, a high initial efficiency, as well as excellent cycle characteristics and rate characteristics and is favorably used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. An organo sulfur-based electrode active material contains sodium and potassium in a total amount of 100 ppm by mass to 1000 ppm by mass; an electrode for use in a secondary battery, the electrode containing the organo sulfur-based electrode active material as an electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the electrode. Preferably, the organo sulfur-based electrode active material further contains iron in an amount of 1 ppm by mass to 20 ppm by mass. Preferably, the organo sulfur-based electrode active material is sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile, and the amount of sulfur in the organo sulfur-based electrode active material is 25 mass % to 60 mass %.
Abstract:
A non-aqueous electrolyte power storage device in which a coating material having a silanol group is present at least on a surface of an electrode active material layer and a sulfur-based material is contained in a cell, the electrode active material layer contains an electrode active material and a resin-based binder, the electrode active material is an active material capable of being alloyed with a metal element identical to an ion species responsible for electrical conduction or an active material capable of absorbing ions responsible for electrical conduction, and the coating material having a silanol group is a silicate containing a siloxane bond as a component or a silica fine particle aggregate (containing a siloxane bond as a component).
Abstract:
A dye-sensitized solar cell and a method for making the same allow for greatly broadening the light absorption wavelength range without using a metal complex dye, thereby achieving excellent photovoltaic characteristics. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a photoelectrode having a substrate, a transparent conductive layer on the substrate, and a metal oxide porous layer containing metal oxide particles on the transparent conductive layer. The metal oxide porous layer has sensitizing dyes adsorbed thereon. The sensitizing dyes include an organic cyanine dye and an indoline dye having an indoline structure. The organic cyanine dye and the indoline dye are supported by the metal oxide porous layer in a plurality of levels such that the organic cyanine dye is present in a higher concentration than the indoline dye on the surface of the metal oxide particles.
Abstract:
A novel compound represented by general formula (1), a support supporting this novel compound, and a photoelectric transduction element using this support. (In the formula, Y is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms having —CO—NR4- or —SO2—NR4- in the group; Z is a group of a conjugated system; R1, R2, and R3 represent optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups or optionally substituted hydrocarbon-oxy groups; at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-oxy group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms; R4 and Z may join together to form a ring. However, Y excludes groups represented by partial structural formulas (Y-11) and (Y-12).)
Abstract translation:由通式(1)表示的新化合物,支持该新型化合物的载体和使用该载体的光电转导元件。 (式中,Y为在基团中具有-CO-NR4-或-SO2-NR4-具有1-20个碳原子的任选取代的烃基; Z是共轭体系的基团; R1,R2和R3表示 任选取代的烃基或任选取代的烃 - 氧基; R 1,R 2和R 3中的至少一个是任选取代的烃 - 氧基; R 4表示氢原子或具有1-20个碳原子的任选取代的烃基; R 4 Z可以结合形成环,但Y不包括由部分结构式(Y-11)和(Y-12)表示的基团。
Abstract:
Disclosed is a novel compound represented by formula (1) below. In the formula, A represents an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic group, B represents a group including a chain of one to four pieces of one or more groups selected from groups represented by specific formulae (B-1) to (B-13) (such as —C═C— or —N═N—, specifically see the description), R1 to R3 each represent an optionally substituted hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group, at least one of R1 to R3 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbonoxy group, R4 and R5 each represent an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R4 and R5 may be linked together to form a ring, and R4 and R5 may be each independently linked with A to form a ring
Abstract:
A novel compound represented by general formula (1), a carrier system including a carrier having the novel compound fixed thereon, and a photoelectric conversion device having the carrier system. In formula (1), Z is a C1-C50 conjugated group; R1 is a C6-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, a C7-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group substituted by an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or a C1-C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, each substituted by carboxyl, cyano, amino, amide, or nitro, the aliphatic hydrocarbon group being optionally interrupted by —O—, etc.; R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; R30, R31, R32, R33, R40, R41, R42, R43, and R44 are each hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, and adjacent two of them may be connected to form a ring; R5 is hydrogen or cyano; and R11 is represented by formula (11-1) or (11-2), wherein n, ring A, and the like are as defined in the description.
Abstract:
A novel compound represented by general formula (1), a carrier system including a carrier having the novel compound fixed thereon, and a photoelectric conversion device having the carrier system. In formula (1), Z is a C1-C50 conjugated group; R1 is a C6-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, a C7-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group substituted by an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or a C1-C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, each substituted by carboxyl, cyano, amino, amide, or nitro, the aliphatic hydrocarbon group being optionally interrupted by —O—, etc.; R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; R30, R31, R32, R33, R40, R41, R42, R43, and R44 are each hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, and adjacent two of them may be connected to form a ring; R5 is hydrogen or cyano; and R11 is represented by formula (11-1) or (11-2), wherein n, ring A, and the like are as defined in the description.