Abstract: There are provided a photoelectric conversion element and a photoelectric conversion element module including the photoelectric conversion element, the photoelectric conversion element including a transparent substrate, a first and second transparent conductive layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer arranged on the first transparent conductive layer, a porous insulating layer covering the photoelectric conversion layer, a reflective layer arranged on the porous insulating layer, and a counter conductive layer that are arranged on the reflective layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains a porous semiconductor, a carrier-transport material, and a photosensitizer, and in which an area of the orthogonal projection of the porous insulating layer onto the transparent substrate and an area of the orthogonal projection of the reflective layer onto the transparent substrate are each larger than an area of the orthogonal projection of the photoelectric conversion

Abstract: A controller (10) of an electronic book reader selects, as a power source for operating the electronic book reader, a capacitor (6) configured to accumulate power from a solar cell (5) upon performing a page turning operation, and a storage cell (7) upon performing an operation of downloading an electronic book.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell formed by layering a conductive layer; a photoelectric conversion layer in which a dye is adsorbed in a porous semiconductor layer and the layer is filled with a carrier transporting material; and a counter electrode including only a counter electrode conductive layer or including a catalyst layer and a counter electrode conductive layer on a support made of a light transmitting material, in which the photoelectric conversion layer is brought into contact with the counter electrode; the porous semiconductor layer forming the photoelectric conversion layer has two or more layers with different light scattering properties; and the two or more porous semiconductor layers are layered in an order of from a layer with lower light scattering property to a layer with higher light scattering property from a light receiving face side of the dye-sensitized solar cell.

Abstract: Provided are a photoelectric conversion element and a dye sensitized solar cell having a supporting substrate, a conductive layer, a power generating layer having a porous semiconductor layer onto which a metal complex dye represented by Formula (1) is adsorbed, a porous insulating layer, and a counter electrode conductive layer, in which the layers are laminated in this order on the supporting substrate, and voids that each of the power generating layer, the porous insulating layer, and the counter electrode conductive layer has are filled with an electrolyte. R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group. G represents a group represented by any one of Formulae (G-1) to (G-4). A1 to A3 each represent a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group, or a salt thereof. At least one of A1 to A3 is a carboxyl group or a salt thereof. X1 and X2 each represent —O—, —S—, and others. Ra represents an alkyl group and the like. Rb to Re each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. na represents 1 to 3.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including a supporting substrate, a conductive layer, a power generating layer onto which a metal complex dye is adsorbed, and a counter electrode, in which the conductive layer, the power generating layer, and the counter electrode are laminated in this order on the supporting substrate, some or all of voids provided in each of the power generating layer and the counter electrode contain an electrolyte, an adsorption amount of the metal complex dye is 1.0×10?8 to 1.8×10?7 mol/cm2, and the metal complex dye is represented by a specific formula. Also provided is a photoelectric conversion module including a plurality of the photoelectric conversion elements connected to each other.

Abstract: There are provided a photoelectric conversion element and a photoelectric conversion element module including the photoelectric conversion element, the photoelectric conversion element including a transparent substrate, a first and second transparent conductive layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer arranged on the first transparent conductive layer, a porous insulating layer covering the photoelectric conversion layer, a reflective layer arranged on the porous insulating layer, and a counter conductive layer that are arranged on the reflective layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains a porous semiconductor, a carrier-transport material, and a photosensitizer, and in which an area of the orthogonal projection of the porous insulating layer onto the transparent substrate and an area of the orthogonal projection of the reflective layer onto the transparent substrate are each larger than an area of the orthogonal projection of the photoelectric conversion

Abstract: There are provided a photoelectric conversion element and a photoelectric conversion element module including the photoelectric conversion element, the photoelectric conversion element including a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer, a porous insulating layer arranged in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer, a reflective layer arranged in contact with the porous insulating layer, and a catalyst layer and a counter conductive layer that are arranged on the reflective layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains a porous semiconductor, a carrier-transport material, and a photosensitizer, and in which the area of the orthogonal projection of the porous insulating layer onto the transparent substrate and the area of the orthogonal projection of the reflective layer onto the transparent substrate are each larger than the area of the orthogonal projection o

Abstract: Product related information desired by a customer is caused to be preferentially acquired by the customer even when a part of light incident on a POP advertisement is blocked by the customer. An information transmitting apparatus (1) includes a transmitting unit that transmits the product related information as a radio signal; a fluorescent concentrating plate (11) that emits fluorescent light upon reception of incident light from both surfaces of at least a front surface and a back surface and guides the fluorescent light; and a solar cell (13) that provides the transmitting unit with power generated upon reception of the fluorescent light. The fluorescent concentrating plate (11) functions as at least a part of a POP advertisement for a product and the solar cell (13) is arranged at an end of the fluorescent concentrating plate (11) so as to be able to receive the fluorescent light.

Abstract: A high visual effect is achieved while variation in electric current values among solar cells is suppressed. A fluorescent concentrating plate (2) provided in a fluorescent concentrator solar cell (11) according to an aspect of the invention includes a display portion (3) that includes a peripheral end surface (31) which emits a part of guided light to an outside to thereby perform light emission and a base portion (4) that includes an upper end surface (41) supporting the display portion (3), and a lower end surface (42) and side end surfaces (43 and 44) on which a solar cell array (5) is arranged.

Abstract: Provided are a photoelectric conversion element and a dye sensitized solar cell having a supporting substrate, a conductive layer, a power generating layer having a porous semiconductor layer onto which a metal complex dye represented by Formula (1) is adsorbed, a porous insulating layer, and a counter electrode conductive layer, in which the layers are laminated in this order on the supporting substrate, and voids that each of the power generating layer, the porous insulating layer, and the counter electrode conductive layer has are filled with an electrolyte. R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group. G represents a group represented by any one of Formulae (G-1) to (G-4). A1 to A3 each represent a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group, or a salt thereof. At least one of A1 to A3 is a carboxyl group or a salt thereof. X1 and X2 each represent —O—, —S—, and others. Ra represents an alkyl group and the like. Rb to Re each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. na represents 1 to 3.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element comprising; a conductive layer, a porous semiconductor layer disposed on the conductive layer, a counter electrode facing the porous semiconductor layer, a dye included in the porous semiconductor layer, a electrolyte filling a space between the porous semiconductor and the counter electrode, I-/I3-based redox species and an additive included in the electrolyte, wherein the additive is at least one selected from group consisting of pyrazole and pyrazole derivative, which have two lone pairs of nitrogen atoms in pyrazol ring when the additives dissolved in the electrolyte.

Abstract: A controller (10) of an electronic book reader selects, as a power source for operating the electronic book reader, a capacitor (6) configured to accumulate power from a solar cell (5) upon performing a page turning operation, and a storage cell (7) upon performing an operation of downloading an electronic book.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a frame-shaped insulating sealing part that is disposed between the plurality of first electrodes and the cover and defines a space inside the photoelectric conversion element, a photoelectric conversion part formed on an upper surface of a first electrode in the space; a second electrode formed in the space, which includes a flat portion and a bent portion, and insulates the photoelectric conversion part from the second electrode, an inter-cell insulating part that insulates the first electrode from the second electrode, a carrier transporting part with which the space is filled, and an insulating bonding part that has at least a portion positioned between the porous insulating part and the cover and is brought into contact with the inter-cell insulating part and with a portion of the flat portion so as to bond the inter-cell insulating part and the second electrode to each other.

Abstract: A porous electrode of the present invention is a porous electrode in which at least a first porous layer, an intermediate layer and a second porous layer are stacked on a substrate in this order, characterized in that the first porous layer and the second porous layer are formed of particles of the same material, and the first porous layer and the intermediate layer are formed of particles of different materials from each other. Preferably, the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the first porous layer differ in average particle diameter from the particles constituting the second porous layer.

Abstract: A stable operation and malfunction prevention of a device are realized with a simple configuration. A photovoltaic power generation apparatus includes a photovoltaic power generation unit that converts light into power, and an operating device that operates by the power, in which the operating device has a power consumption characteristic by which the photovoltaic power generation unit operates in a range between an operating point of the photovoltaic power generation unit when the power is maximum and a non-operating point of the photovoltaic power generation unit when the photovoltaic power generation unit is opened, excluding the operating point and the non-operating point.

Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion element in which a porous semiconductor layer is prevented from being detached from an upper supporting body, wherein a photoelectric conversion layer, a collecting electrode, an insulating layer, and a counter electrode are disposed between an upper supporting body and a lower supporting body in this order from the upper supporting body side, the upper supporting body being located at a light incidence side and having a light transmission property, the lower supporting body being located opposite to the upper supporting body, the photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer, a carrier transport material being included between the upper supporting body and the lower supporting body, and an adhesion portion having a film thickness of 0.5 to 10 nm is disposed at least adjacent to and between the upper supporting body and the porous semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion module includes a substrate and a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells connected in series on the substrate and satisfies the relations of the following formulas (I) to (III): Jsc?20 mA/cm2,??(I) Isc/X?2 mA/cm, and??(II) Pin×Rs×Y2×10?4<0.07.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell formed by layering a conductive layer; a photoelectric conversion layer in which a dye is adsorbed in a porous semiconductor layer and the layer is filled with a carrier transporting material; and a counter electrode including only a counter electrode conductive layer or including a catalyst layer and a counter electrode conductive layer on a support made of a light transmitting material, in which the photoelectric conversion layer is brought into contact with the counter electrode; the porous semiconductor layer forming the photoelectric conversion layer has two or more layers with different light scattering properties; and the two or more porous semiconductor layers are layered in an order of from a layer with lower light scattering property to a layer with higher light scattering property from a light receiving face side of the dye-sensitized solar cell.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device casing is provided. The casing accommodates a mobile electronic device having a display screen surface and supplies power to the device. The casing includes a solar cell module comprised of one or more cells and having a characteristic that in a case where a relationship between an illuminance and an open-circuit voltage is measured using a solar simulator under conditions that an air mass is 1.5, a solar cell module temperature is 25° C., and a light incident direction is perpendicular to each cell, when the illuminance is decreased from 100 mW/cm2 to 1 mW/cm2, a reduction amount of the open-circuit voltage is 0.2 V or less, and when the illuminance is 1 mW/cm2, the open-circuit voltage is 0.55 V or more. The module is located on an opposite side from the display screen surface and exposed outside when the device is used while accommodated.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus case includes a holder holding an electronic apparatus and a cover covering a display. In the holder, when taking an x1y1z1 orthogonal coordinate system where a direction orthogonal to and away from the display surface is a z1 axis, and a direction parallel to a side of the display is a y1 axis. In the cover, when taking an x2y2z2 orthogonal coordinate system where a direction coinciding with the x1 axis is an x2 axis, and a direction orthogonal to the cover, and away from an inner surface of the cover is a z2 axis, the z1 axis coincides with the ?z2 axis when the display is covered by the cover. The holder has a convex defining a rotation axis in the x1 axis direction and the cover has a track defining a gap extending in the y2 axis direction and storing the convex.