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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Shinji Murai, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Mikoshiba, Yamato, JP;
Hiroyasu Sumino, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Hayase, Kitakyushu, JP;
Shinji Murai, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Mikoshiba, Yamato, JP;
Hiroyasu Sumino, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Hayase, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a dye sensitized solar cell comprising an n-type semiconductor electrode containing a dye, an opposed electrode, and a gel electrolyte arranged between the n-type semiconductor and the opposed electrode and containing a gelling agent and an electrolyte that contains iodine, wherein the gelling agent contains a compound including an N-containing group and at least one atomic group selected from a group consisting of a sulfonic group and a carboxylic group.