Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element, having: an electrically-conductive support; a photoconductor layer having a semiconductor fine-particle layer adsorbed a dye; a charge transfer layer containing an electrolyte; and a counter electrode; which are provided on one side of the support in this order, in which the dye has at least one terdentate ligand having at least one acidic group; at least one ligand coordinating to a metal atom M has an sp2 carbon atom; a cyclic group binds to the sp2 carbon atom; a specific substituent R is substituted at an atom of α- or β-position to the atom of the cyclic group directly binding to the sp2 carbon atom; and with the metal atom M, an atom G1 of the α- or β-position, and an atom G2 of the substituent R, an angle θ (∠ZMG1G2) is 150° or less.
Abstract:
A metal complex dye, containing a ligand LL1 having a structure represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent a specific substituent; L1 and L2 represent a group composed of at least one kind of group selected from the group consisting of an ethenylene group, an ethynylene group and an arylene group, and conjugate with R1 or R2, and the bipyridine; the ethenylene group and the arylene group may be substituted or unsubstituted; R3 and R4 represent a substituent; n1 and n2 represent an integer of 0 to 3; A1 and A2 represent an acidic group or a salt thereof; and n3 and n4 represent an integer of 0 to 3.
Abstract:
Provided are a photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode having a photosensitive layer including a light absorber on a conductive support and a second electrode facing the first electrode, in which the light absorber includes a compound having a perovskite-type crystal structure including organic cations, cations of a metallic atom other than elements belonging to Group I of the periodic table, and anions, and at least some of the organic cations constituting the compound are organic cations having a silyl group and a solar cell using the photoelectric conversion element.Also provided is a composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1a) and a halogenated metal. R13Si-L-NR23Hal Formula (1a) In the formula, R1, R2, and L are specific groups. Hal represents a halogen atom.
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 including a first electrode which has a photosensitive layer containing a light absorber on a conductive support, a second electrode which is opposed to the first electrode, and a hole transport layer which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the light absorber includes a compound having a perovskite crystal structure having a cation of a group I element of the periodic table or a cationic organic group, a cation of a metal atom M other than the group I elements of the periodic table, and an anion of an anionic atom X, and the hole transport layer contains a hole transport material of which the energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital obtained by density functional theory calculation is within a range of −4.50 eV to −5.00 eV, and a solar cell including the photoelectric conversion element.
Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element, a photoelectric conversion element, a dye-sensitized solar cell and a dye solution, having an electrically conductive support, a photoconductor layer containing an electrolyte, a charge transfer layer containing an electrolyte, and a counter electrode, wherein the photoconductor layer contains semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye; and wherein the metal complex dye has at least a carboxyl group and a salt of the carboxyl group, the salt being selected from the group consisting of a potassium salt, a lithium salt, and a cesium salt, and the ratio α of the number of the salt of the carboxyl group divided by the total number of the carboxyl group and the salt of the carboxyl group to be found in one molecule of the metal complex dye, lying in the range of 0.1 to 0.9:
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.
Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element including: a first electrode having a photosensitive layer including a light absorber on a conductive support; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a hole transport layer provided between the first and the second electrodes, in which the light absorber includes a compound having a perovskite-type crystal structure having a cation of Group 1 element of the periodic table or a cationic organic group A, a cation of a metallic atom M that is not Group 1 element of the periodic table, and an anion of an anionic atom X, and an organic solvent content per cubic millimeter of the hole transport layer is 1×10−10 to 1×10−7 mol, a solar cell using this photoelectric conversion element, and a method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element including a step of applying a hole-transporting material solution and drying the solution at 40° C. to 180° C.
Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element including 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 Formula (I). Also disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell; a metal complex dye, a dye solution, and a terpyridine compound or an esterified product thereof: M(LA)(LD)(LX)mX.(CI)mY Formula (I) wherein M represents a metal ion, LA represents a tridentate ligand represented by Formula (AL-1) as defined herein, LD represents a bidentate or tridentate ligand, at least one of coordinating atoms in LD bonded to the metal ion M is a nitrogen atom, at least one of the coordinating atoms is an anion, LX represents a monodentate ligand, mX represents 0 or 1, CI represents a counterion, and mY represents an integer of 0 to 3:
Abstract:
A photoelectric conversion element has a conductive support, a photoreceptor layer containing an electrolyte, a charge carrier layer containing an electrolyte and a counter electrode, and the photoreceptor layer has semiconductor particles on which a metal complex dye represented by Formula (I) is carried. M1(LA)(LD)(Z1).CI Formula (I) M1 represents a metal atom; Z1 represents a monodentate ligand; LA represents a tridentate ligand represented by Formula (AL-1); LD represents a bidentate ligand represented by Formula (DL-1); and CI represents a counterion necessary for neutralizing the charge.