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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Adeka Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ADEKA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/20 (2006.01); C09B 23/08 (2006.01); C09B 23/06 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); C09B 23/01 (2006.01); C09B 23/10 (2006.01); C09B 57/00 (2006.01); C09B 57/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/2059 (2013.01); C09B 23/0033 (2013.01); C09B 23/0058 (2013.01); C09B 23/0066 (2013.01); C09B 23/06 (2013.01); C09B 23/083 (2013.01); C09B 23/105 (2013.01); C09B 57/00 (2013.01); C09B 57/10 (2013.01); H01G 9/2013 (2013.01); H01G 9/2018 (2013.01); H01L 51/0072 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); H01L 51/0064 (2013.01); H01L 51/0083 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell which includes a working electrode and a counter electrode facing each other with an electrolyte layer therebetween, the working electrode having a dye-supporting metal oxide electrode composed of a metal oxide layer having a dye supported thereon. The dye contains a cyanine dye, and the electrolyte of the electrolyte layer contains a cobalt-based electrolyte. It is preferred to use at least one cyanine dye represented by general formula (1) as the cyanine dye. Anrepresents a q-valent anion, wherein q represents 1 or 2, and p represents a coefficient for maintaining overall charge neutrality.