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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2009
Yoshimasa Imazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsukasa Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshimasa Imazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsukasa Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for photoelectric conversion elements, and a photoelectric conversion element and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte, wherein high energy conversion efficiency can be achieved while substantially not including iodine. The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes an ionic liquid (A) and a carbon material (B) having a specific surface area of from 1,000 to 3,500 m/g, wherein a content of the carbon material (B) is from 10 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the ionic liquid (A).