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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Sekiguchi, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Takahata, Osaka, JP;
Michio Suzuka, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/20 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/2059 (2013.01); H01L 51/0061 (2013.01); H01L 51/0069 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion element includes a photoanode that includes a solid semiconductor layer containing a dye molecule, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte medium disposed between the photoanode and the counter electrode. The dye molecule includes XD represented by chemical formula (1) and YA represented by chemical formula (2) in a molecule: R(XD/YA), which is a ratio of the number of XD to the number of YA in the dye molecule, is 2 or more.