ELECTROLYTE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT USING THE ELECTROLYTE, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL

摘要

An electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element, which can achieve high energy conversion efficiency without substantially containing iodine; also a photoelectric conversion element using the electrolyte; and a dye-sensitized solar cell.  The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element contains an ionic liquid (A) and a carbon material (B) having a specific surface area of 1,000 to 3,500 m2/g.  The content of the carbon material (B) is 10 to 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ionic liquid (A).