Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element having 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 the following Formula (1), and a dye-sensitized solar cell; and a metal complex dye, a dye solution, and a terpyridine compound, or an esterified product thereof, each of which is used in the photoelectric conversion element and the dye-sensitized solar cell, ML1L2(X)n1.

Abstract: A box-packing system having a first conveyor, a first robot that applies suction, holds, and transports a package, and a control device. The package includes soft packaging material, and is conveyed by the first conveyor. The control device operates the first robot to move the package to a box-packing preparation area. The first robot has a suction part applying suction the package from above, an arm that moves the suction part in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and a servomotor. The servomotor drives the arm so that the suction part can apply suction to the package at a predetermined vertical location. An acquisition part of the control device acquires thickness information of the package. The determination part determines the predetermined height location based the thickness information. The command generation part drives the servomotor in response to the predetermined height location determined by the determination part.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer includes a compound represented by the following general formula: (R1, R2, and R19 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, a monovalent oligoaryl group having the number of rings of from 2 to 10, or a monovalent fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group having the number of rings of from 2 to 6, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R19 represents a monovalent oligoaryl group having the number of rings of from 2 to 10 or a monovalent fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group having the number of rings of from 2 to 6, and that the phenyl group, the monovalent oligoaryl group having the number of rings of from 2 to 10, and the monovalent fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group having the number of rings

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer includes a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein: R1, R2, and R19; R11 to R18; and A1 to A4 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element is provided that has high luminous efficiency, and a slow luminance deterioration rate in the initial stage of lighting. The organic electroluminescent element includes a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, wherein at least one organic layer includes a compound represented by the general formula (1). (R11 to R15 represent hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, or silyl groups, and any one of R21 to R24 represents a group represented by general formula (1A) or (1B). Ph4 represents a p-phenylene group, and at least one of Ph4a and Ph4b represents a p-phenylene group.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element including a photoconductor layer, wherein the photoconductor layer contains semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye of Formula (I); a metal complex dye, a dye solution, a dye-adsorbed electrode, a dye-sensitized solar cell, and a method for producing the solar cell: M(LD)(LA)·(CI) ??Formula (I) wherein M represents a metal ion; LD represents a tridentate ligand of formulas (DL-1) to (DL-4); LA represents a specific tridentate ligand; and CI represents a counter ion: Y1 and Y2 represent an oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, or phosphorus atom; AD and BD represent a hydrocarbon or hetero ring; L represents a linking group of formulas (L-1) to (L-4); and Ra and Rb represent a substituent, X represents a nitrogen or carbon atom; CD represents hetero ring; T represents —O—, —S—, —NRL2— or —PRL3; RL1 to RL3 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Alk represents an alkylene group.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element, having a photoconductor layercontaining semiconductor fine particles carrying a metal complex dye of Formula (I); a metal complex dye, a dye solution, a dye-adsorbed electrode, a dye-sensitized solar cell, and a method for producing the solar cell: M(LA)(LD)(LX)mX·(CI)mY??Formula (I) M represents a metal ion, LA represents a ligand of Formula (AL), LD represents a bidentate or tridentate ligand, at least one of coordinating atoms being an anion; LX represents a monodentate ligand; CI represents a counter ion; mX is 0 or 1; mY is 0 to 3; Rings A to C represent a heterocycle; Z1 and Z2 represent a carbon or nitrogen atom; Anc1 to Anc3 represent an acidic group; X1 to X3 represent a single bond or linking group; R1 to R3 represent a substituent; l1, l3, l2, m1, m3, m2, n1, n2, and n3 each are an integer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising: a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes. At least one of the organic layer contains a compound of general formula (1): A-(B)n-D, wherein A, D, and B represent groups of the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4) respectively; n represents 0 or 1; and when n is 0, A and D are not symmetrical about a point to each other, including the binding sites: wherein XA1 to XA11, XD1 to XD11, and XB1 to XB11 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a tridentate- or higher polydentate-chain structure ligand.

Abstract: [This] charge transport material which comprises a compound expressed by the following formula has a high efficiency and drive durability after high-temperature storage and resists the occurrence of dark spots (X101 represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R101 and R102 represent each independently an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a fluorine atom, or a silyl group, and may further be substituted with these groups; n101 represents an integer from 0 to 11; n102 represents an integer from 0 to 7; a plurality of R101 and R102 [groups] may be the same or different; and L101 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; however, one of R101, L101, and R102 includes a fluorine atom, a fluoroalkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkylene group, a silyl group, an alkylsilyl group, an arylsilyl group, or a silicon atom linking group.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a tridentate- or higher polydentate-chain structure ligand.

Abstract: This application relates, in part, to an organic electroluminescent element including a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, in which at least one layer of the organic layer(s) contains a compound represented by the following formula (1). The organic electroluminescent element has low driving voltage and excellent durability. wherein X1 to X11 represent CR0 or N, and R0 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Adjacent two of X1 to X11 each independently represent at least CR0, R0s of the adjacent two CR0s are bonded to each other to form a ring, and only one R0 of the adjacent two CR0s represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having high durability can be provided by using a compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein: Z1 to Z4 each represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; A1 represents an atomic group which is combined with Z1 and a nitrogen atom to form a 5- or 6-membered hetero ring; B1 represents an atomic group which is combined with Z2 and a carbon atom to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; C1 represents an atomic group which is combined with Z3 and a nitrogen atom to form a 5- or 6-membered hetero ring; D1 represents an atomic group which is combined with Z4 and a carbon atom to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; n represents 1 or 2; L represents a single bond or a linking group; and G represents a fused ring with 3 or more rings.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing a light emitting material represented by the following general formula (1) and a host material represented by the general formula (H-1) in a light emitting layer. The organic electroluminescent element has low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and excellent durability. L represents O, NRC0, or CRC1RC2; RC0 to RC2 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; RC3 to RC6 each represents a substituent; nC3 and nC6 each represents an integer of 0 to 3; nC4 and nC5 each represents an integer of 0 to 4; RH111 to RH118 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents any one of O, S, NRH119, CRH120RH121, and SiRH122RH123, and RH119 to RH123 each represents a substituent; the ring A represents a benzene ring; and the ring B represents a 5- or 6-membered ring.

Abstract: An iridium complex which has a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand containing a group represented by the following general formula (A): wherein X represents a cyano group or a halogenated alkyl group; L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; R represents a substituent; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; * represents a binding site to a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to an optical information recording medium comprising a recording layer on a surface of a support, wherein the surface of the support has pregrooves with a track pitch ranging from 50 to 500 nm, the recording layer comprises an azo metal complex dye being a complex of six azo dyes and seven transition metal ions. A further aspect of the present invention relates to a method of recording information onto the optical information recording medium and a novel azo metal complex dye.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer includes a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein: R1, R2, and R19; R11 to R18; and A1 to A4 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes, and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the electrodes, wherein the organic layer contains at least one compound of formula (1): wherein Q11 are atoms for forming a nitrogen-containing hetero ring; Z11 to Z13 each independently represents CR, wherein R represents a substituent, CH or N; n11 is 0 or 1; M11 is a metal or boron ion that may further have a ligand(s); and a compound of formula (6): wherein R63 to R66 each is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X61 to X64 and Z61 to Z66 each is CR, wherein R represents a substituent, CH or N.

Abstract: [Disclosed is] a high-efficiency and durable organic electroluminescent element having a low drive voltage, being an organic electroluminescent element having on a substrate a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode and at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer between these electrodes, with this organic electroluminescent element containing a specific compound having a dibenzothiophene or dibenzofuran structure and a phenanthrene structure in at least one layer out of the aforementioned at least one organic layer. [Also disclosed is] this specific compound.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising: a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes. At least one of the organic layer contains a compound of general formula (1): A-(B)n-D, wherein A, D, and B represent groups of the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4) respectively; n represents 0 or 1; and when n is 0, A and D are not symmetrical about a point to each other, including the binding sites: wherein XA1 to XA11, XD1 to XD11, and XB1 to XB11 are as defined in the specification.