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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1979
Tetsuo Osa, Sendai, JP;
Masamichi Fujihira, Sendai, JP;
President of Tohoku University, Miyagi, JP;
Abstract
An internally reflective, dye sensitized, wet-type photocell suitably adaptable as a photosensitive element or a solar cell, comprising anodes and cathodes immersed in an electrolyte solution containing a reduction-oxidation agent and dye sensitizers. Each of the anodes is provided with a light inlet end adapted for the introduction of light into the interior thereof, and a surface layer portion of an n-type semiconductive substance so that light introduced through the light inlet end to the interior of the anode is reflected a plurality of times so as to absorb the energy of the light to generate a voltage. Thus, since the dye sensitizing effect is efficiently utilized, the photocell enables the conversion efficiency of photo energy to electric energy to improve sufficiently for practical uses.