PIGMENT SENSITIZING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD

摘要

Provided is a pigment sensitizing photoelectric conversion element manufacturing method, which can manufacture such a pigment sensitizing photoelectric conversion element by a simple manufacturing process as is excellent in strength and durability but has no protrusion, because it needs no end seal. The pigment sensitizing photoelectric conversion element has an electrolyte between a pigment sensitizing semiconductor layer and a counter electrode and has a first sheath member on the outer side of the pigment sensitizing semiconductor layer and a second sheath member on the outer side of the counter electrode. When the pigment sensitizing photoelectric conversion element is manufactured, a sealer and the electrolyte are formed at predetermined portions of the first sheath member and/or the second sheath member. After this, the first sheath member and the second sheath member are bonded under a pressure of the atmospheric pressure or lower and the vapor pressure of the electrolyte or higher while sandwiching the sealer and the electrolyte there between, and are adhered to each other by the sealer.