Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Fujifilm Corporation

Sharp Corporation

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

Ryohsuke Yamanaka

Atsushi Fukui

Hiroyuki Katayama

Liyuan Han

Ryoichi Komiya

Nobuhiro Fuke

Naoki Koide

Yasuo Chiba

Katsumi Kobayashi

Takehito Mitate

Yukio Tani

Shingo Takano

Yuki Watanabe

Masafumi Shimizu

Gaku Fujihashi

Kei Ogiya

Kei Kasahara

Norio Murofushi

Nobuhiro Fukui

Mehdi El Fassy Fihry

Hisako Imai

Mehdi Elfassyfihry

There are provided a photoelectric conversion element and a photoelectric conversion element module including the photoelectric conversion element, the photoelectric conversion element including a transparent substrate, a first and second transparent conductive layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer arranged on the first transparent conductive layer, a porous insulating layer covering the photoelectric conversion layer, a reflective layer arranged on the porous insulating layer, and a counter conductive layer that are arranged on the reflective layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains a porous semiconductor, a carrier-transport material, and a photosensitizer, and in which an area of the orthogonal projection of the porous insulating layer onto the transparent substrate and an area of the orthogonal projection of the reflective layer onto the transparent substrate are each larger than an area of the orthogonal projection of the photoelectric conversion layer onto the transparent substrate.

Photoelectric conversion element and photoelectric conversion element module

A controller () of an electronic book reader selects, as a power source for operating the electronic book reader, a capacitor () configured to accumulate power from a solar cell () upon performing a page turning operation, and a storage cell () upon performing an operation of downloading an electronic book.

Electronic apparatus and charging control method using plurality of power sources therefor

A dye-sensitized solar cell formed by layering a conductive layer; a photoelectric conversion layer in which a dye is adsorbed in a porous semiconductor layer and the layer is filled with a carrier transporting material; and a counter electrode including only a counter electrode conductive layer or including a catalyst layer and a counter electrode conductive layer on a support made of a light transmitting material, in which the photoelectric conversion layer is brought into contact with the counter electrode; the porous semiconductor layer forming the photoelectric conversion layer has two or more layers with different light scattering properties; and the two or more porous semiconductor layers are layered in an order of from a layer with lower light scattering property to a layer with higher light scattering property from a light receiving face side of the dye-sensitized solar cell.

Dye-sensitized solar cell and method for manufacturing thereof

Provided are a photoelectric conversion element and a dye sensitized solar cell having a supporting substrate, a conductive layer, a power generating layer having a porous semiconductor layer onto which a metal complex dye represented by Formula (1) is adsorbed, a porous insulating layer, and a counter electrode conductive layer, in which the layers are laminated in this order on the supporting substrate, and voids that each of the power generating layer, the porous insulating layer, and the counter electrode conductive layer has are filled with an electrolyte.  R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group. G represents a group represented by any one of Formulae (G-1) to (G-4). Ato Aeach represent a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group, or a salt thereof. At least one of Ato Ais a carboxyl group or a salt thereof. Xand Xeach represent &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, and others. Rrepresents an alkyl group and the like. Rto Reach represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. na represents 1 to 3. (G-1) to (G-4) are bonded to a pyridine ring in the portion of *.

Photoelectric conversion element and dye-sensitized solar cell

There are provided a photoelectric conversion element and a photoelectric conversion element module including the photoelectric conversion element, the photoelectric conversion element including a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer, a porous insulating layer arranged in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer, a reflective layer arranged in contact with the porous insulating layer, and a catalyst layer and a counter conductive layer that are arranged on the reflective layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains a porous semiconductor, a carrier-transport material, and a photosensitizer, and in which the area of the orthogonal projection of the porous insulating layer onto the transparent substrate and the area of the orthogonal projection of the reflective layer onto the transparent substrate are each larger than the area of the orthogonal projection of the photoelectric conversion layer onto the transparent substrate.

A porous electrode of the present invention is a porous electrode in which at least a first porous layer, an intermediate layer and a second porous layer are stacked on a substrate in this order, characterized in that the first porous layer and the second porous layer are formed of particles of the same material, and the first porous layer and the intermediate layer are formed of particles of different materials from each other. Preferably, the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the first porous layer differ in average particle diameter from the particles constituting the second porous layer.

Porous electrode, dye-sensitized solar cell, and dye-sensitized solar cell module

A photoelectric conversion element includes an optically transparent support, a porous semiconductor layer containing fine semiconductor particles and a photosensitizer, a conductive layer, and a counter electrode provided in that order, each of the porous semiconductor layer and the conductive layer contains a carrier-transport material. The porous semiconductor layer includes at least two layers each containing fine semiconductor particles having different particle sizes. The fine semiconductor particles contained in a layer of the layers located closest to the counter electrode, the layers constituting the porous semiconductor layer, have an average particle size of 380 nm or less.

Photoelectric conversion element

A wet-type solar battery including a support composed of a light transmissive material and a stack in which a conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer containing a porous semiconductor, a porous insulating layer, and a counter electrode conductive layer are stacked in this order is provided. The conductive layer is divided into a first region including a portion where the photoelectric conversion layer is to be formed on a surface thereof and a second region where the photoelectric conversion layer is not to be formed. A protection film for preventing internal short-circuiting, which is not greater in film thickness than the photoelectric conversion layer, is formed in at least a part around the photoelectric conversion layer on the surface of the first region.

Wet-type solar battery and wet-type solar battery module

A paste containing a silica polymer, made by substituting at least some of the surface functional groups thereof with alkyl groups, and solvent-removable inorganic particles is prepared, and the paste is applied and fired to form a transparent insulating film in a dye-sensitized solar cell.

Paste for dye-sensitized solar cell, transparent insulation film for dye-sensitized solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, and dye-sensitized solar cell fabrication method

A dye-sensitized solar cell module comprising: a plurality of electrically series-connected solar cells having a first conductive layer formed on an insulating substrate; a photoelectric conversion device formed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer formed on the photoelectric conversion device, wherein the photoelectric conversion device has a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer adsorbing a dye, a carrier transporting layer and a catalyst layer and the dye-sensitized solar cell module is characterized in that the second conductive layer of the above-described one solar cell contacts the first conductive layer of an adjacent another solar cell and the photoelectric conversion device of the above-described adjacent another solar cell contacts the second conductive layer of the above-described one solar cell.

Dye-sensitized solar cell module and method of producing the same

A photoelectrode has a conductive substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the conductive substrate, the semiconductor layer being formed of semiconductor particles, the semiconductor layer having a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers being different in an average particle diameter of semiconductor particles from one another, a distal layer of the plurality of layers, placed at a location farther from the substrate, covering at least a part of side faces of a proximal layer of the plurality of layers, placed at a location closer to the substrate.

Photoelectrode, and dye-sensitized solar cell and dye-sensitized solar cell module using the same

A dye-sensitized solar cell module which is characterized by providing a pair of opposed substratesandin which at least one of the substrates is transparent and a plurality of conductive layersandare formed in parallel with one another on the each opposed surface of the substrates, a plurality of adjacent photoelectric conversion devicesandformed in a state of being electrically connected in series between the pair of conductive substratesand, and insulating layersformed between the adjacent photoelectric conversion devicesand, wherein the photoelectric conversion devicesandhave a porous semiconductor layeradsorbing a dye, an electrolyte layerand a catalyst layerand the insulating layeris formed by dividing into two or more times in the direction of a substrate thickness.

Dye-sensitized solar cell module and method for manufacturing the same

The present invention aims to improve the photoelectric current of a dye-sensitized solar cell module and produce a high power dye-sensitized solar cell. The present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell module comprising at least two photoelectric conversion elements each comprising a transparent conductive layer, a porous photoelectric conversion layer adsorbing a dye, an electrolytic layer, a catalyst layer, and a conductive layer on a transparent substrate, wherein the respective photoelectric conversion elements are different in at least one among the layering order of the respective layers composing the photoelectric conversion elements; the type and composition of the materials for the respective layers; the particle diameter in the case the materials of the respective layers are granular; the thickness and width of the respective layers; the form of the respective layers; and the open circuit voltage of the photoelectric conversion elements, and thereby the aim is achieved.

Dye-sensitized solar cell module

A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a first support, a first conductive layer, a porous photovoltaic layer containing a dye, a carrier transport layer and a second conductive layer stacked in this order, wherein the length of contact side of the porous photovoltaic layer closed to the first conductive layer is different from that of its confronted side of the porous photovoltaic layer.

Dye-sensitized solar cell and dye-sensitized solar cell module

A photovoltaic cell comprises: an anode electrode including a conductive support and a porous semiconductor layer; a photosensitive dye; a charge transport layer; and a counter electrode support, wherein the anode electrode has the property of causing cathode luminescence having a luminous peak wavelength in a visible region and shows a haze rate H of 60% or more at a wavelength in the visible region.

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Gojyo, Japan

Ryohsuke Yamanaka