Photoelectric conversion element, photoelectric conversion element module, electronic device, and power supply module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12268043-B2
Application number	US-202017596205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	Jun 10, 2019
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

A photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode section; a second electrode section; an electron-transporting section between the first electrode section and the second electrode section; a light-absorbing section; and a hole-transporting section. The hole-transporting section has a peak that reaches maximum at a Raman shift of 1575 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 and a peak that reaches maximum at a Raman shift of 1606 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 in a Raman spectrum obtained by emitting laser light having a wavelength of 532 nm; and has a peak intensity ratio A/B of 0.80 or more, the peak intensity ratio A/B being obtained from a maximum peak intensity A of the peak that reaches maximum at 1575 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 and a maximum peak intensity B of the peak that reaches maximum at 1606 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 .

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A photoelectric conversion element, comprising:
a first electrode section;
a second electrode section;
an electron-transporting section between the first electrode section and the second electrode section;
a light-absorbing section; and
a hole-transporting section comprising at least one hole transporting material having a spiro-ring structure and an oxidizing agent,
wherein the hole-transporting section has a peak that reaches maximum at a Raman shift of 1575 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 and a peak that reaches maximum at a Raman shift of 1606 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 in a Raman spectrum obtained by emitting laser light having a wavelength of 532 nm, and has a peak intensity ratio A/B of 0.90 or more, the peak intensity ratio A/B being obtained from a maximum peak intensity A of the peak that reaches maximum at 1575 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 and a maximum peak intensity B of the peak that reaches maximum at 1606 cm −1 ±10 cm −1 .

2. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent includes a cobalt complex.

3. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the hole-transporting section further comprises an alkali metal salt.

4. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the hole-transporting section further includes a compound having a pyridine ring structure.

5. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , further comprising a hole blocking section that is provided between the first electrode section and the electron-transporting section.

6. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the photoelectric conversion element includes a sealing member configured to shield the hole-transporting section from an external environment of the photoelectric conversion element.

7. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 6 , wherein a hollow section inside a sealed part shielded from the external environment by the sealing member includes oxygen.

8. A photoelectric conversion element module, comprising
a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are disposed, wherein each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements is the photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are coupled in series, are coupled in parallel, or are coupled in series and in parallel.

9. The photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 8 , wherein the photoelectric conversion element module includes at least two photoelectric conversion elements adjacent to each other, and the first electrode section in one of the photoelectric conversion elements is electrically coupled to the second electrode section in another of the photoelectric conversion elements through a conduction section penetrating at least from the hole-transporting section through a hole blocking section.

10. The photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 8 , wherein the photoelectric conversion element module includes a sealing member configured to shield, from an external environment of the photoelectric conversion element module, the hole-transporting sections in the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements constituting the photoelectric conversion element module.

11. The photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 10 , wherein a hollow section inside a sealed part shielded from the external environment by the sealing member includes oxygen.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 ; and
a device configured to be driven by electric power generated through photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric conversion element.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 ;
a secondary cell capable of storing electric power generated through photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric conversion element; and
a device configured to be driven by the electric power stored in the secondary cell.

14. A power supply module, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 ; and
a power supply IC.

15. An electronic device, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 8 ; and
a device configured to be driven by electric power generated through photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric conversion element module.

16. An electronic device, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 8 ;
a secondary cell capable of storing electric power generated through photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric conversion element module; and
a device configured to be driven by the electric power stored in the secondary cell.

17. A power supply module, comprising:
the photoelectric conversion element module according to claim 8 ; and
a power supply IC.

18. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 4 , wherein an amount of the compound having a pyridine ring structure is 20 mol % or more but 65 mol % or less.

19. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , where a content of said oxidizing agent is from 5 to 30 mol % relative to said hole-transporting material.

20. The photoelectric conversion element according to claim 1 , where a content of said oxidizing agent is from 10 to 20 mol % relative to said hole-transporting material.

Assignees

• Tamoto Nozomu
• Tanaka Yuuji
• Horiuchi Tamotsu
• Kanei Naomichi
• Ide Takahiro
• Masuda Yoshiaki
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tamoto Nozomu
• Tanaka Yuuji
• Horiuchi Tamotsu
• Kanei Naomichi
• Ide Takahiro
• Masuda Yoshiaki

Classifications

• H10K85/652

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• H10K30/88

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