Photoelectric conversion element, dye-sensitized solar cell, metal complex dye, dye solution, and terpyridine compound or esterified product thereof

Abstract

A photoelectric conversion element including an electrically conductive support, a photoconductor layer including an electrolyte, a charge transfer layer including an electrolyte, and a counter electrode, in which the photoconductor layer has semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye represented by Formula (I). Also disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell; a metal complex dye, a dye solution, and a terpyridine compound or an esterified product thereof: M(LA)(LD)(LX)mX.(CI)mY  Formula (I) wherein M represents a metal ion, LA represents a tridentate ligand represented by Formula (AL-1) as defined herein, LD represents a bidentate or tridentate ligand, at least one of coordinating atoms in LD bonded to the metal ion M is a nitrogen atom, at least one of the coordinating atoms is an anion, LX represents a monodentate ligand, mX represents 0 or 1, CI represents a counterion, and mY represents an integer of 0 to 3:

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