ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT UTILIZING AN INORGANIC BUFFER LAYER PLACED BETWEEN AN ELECTRODE AND THE ACTIVE MATERIAL

摘要

The organic photoelectric conversion element in accordance with the invention comprises at least one pair of electrodes 12 and 16, a photoelectric conversion region (layer) 15 arranged between the electrodes and containing at least an electron donating organic material and an electron accepting organic material, and a buffer layer 14 containing at least one inorganic matter and inserted between the photoelectric conversion region and at least one electrode of the above-cited pair of electrodes.