JP2011254070A - Organic photoelectric conversion element - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic photoelectric conversion element capable of imparting a high open end voltage.SOLUTION: The organic photoelectric conversion element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic layer provided between the electrodes, and the organic layer contains a compound having a structure represented by formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound. [In the formula, Ar, Ar, Ar, Arand Armay be the same or different from each other and each represents a bivalent aromatic group, Eand Emay be the same or different from each other and each represents an aromatic group, and a and b may be the same or different from each other and each represents 0 or 1.]

Description

  The present invention relates to an organic photoelectric conversion element.

  In recent years, studies using an organic semiconductor material for an active layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element (such as an organic solar cell or an optical sensor) have been actively conducted. In particular, if a composition containing a polymer compound is used as an organic semiconductor material, an active layer can be produced by an inexpensive coating method. Therefore, an organic photoelectric conversion element including a composition containing various polymer compounds has been studied. Has been. For example, an organic solar cell having an organic layer containing poly-3-hexylthiophene that is a conjugated polymer compound and C60PCBM that is a fullerene derivative is described (Non-Patent Document 1).

Advanced Functional Materials, 2003, Vol. 13, p. 85

  However, the organic photoelectric conversion element has a problem that an open circuit voltage (Voc) is not always sufficient.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the organic photoelectric conversion element which can provide a high open end voltage.

（１）
〔式中、Ａｒ^１、Ａｒ^２、Ａｒ^３、Ａｒ^４及びＡｒ^５は、同一又は相異なり、２価の芳香族基を表す。Ｅ^１及びＥ²は、同一又は相異なり、芳香族基を表す。ａ及びｂは、同一又は相異なり、０又は１を表す。〕 That is, the present invention first includes a pair of electrodes and an organic layer provided between the electrodes, the organic layer having a structure represented by the formula (1), and a conjugated polymer compound. The organic photoelectric conversion element containing is provided.

(1)
[Wherein Ar ¹ , Ar ² , Ar ³ , Ar ⁴ and Ar ⁵ are the same or different and represent a divalent aromatic group. E ¹ and E ² are the same or different and each represents an aromatic group. a and b are the same or different and represent 0 or 1. ]

  Second, the present invention provides the organic photoelectric compound in which the weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) in the organic layer is 0.1 to 10,000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the conjugated polymer compound. A conversion element is provided.

  Thirdly, the present invention provides the organic photoelectric conversion device, wherein the organic layer further contains an electron accepting compound.

  Fourthly, the present invention provides the organic photoelectric conversion element, wherein the electron accepting compound is a fullerene derivative.

  Fifth, the present invention provides the organic photoelectric conversion device, wherein the organic layer further contains an electron donating compound.

  Since the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention exhibits a high open-circuit voltage, the present invention is extremely useful.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

（１）
〔式中、Ａｒ^１、Ａｒ^２、Ａｒ^３、Ａｒ^４及びＡｒ^５は、同一又は相異なり、２価の芳香族基を表す。Ｅ^１及びＥ²は、同一又は相異なり、芳香族基を表す。ａ及びｂは、同一又は相異なり、０又は１を表す。〕 The organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention has an organic layer containing a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound.

(1)
[Wherein Ar ¹ , Ar ² , Ar ³ , Ar ⁴ and Ar ⁵ are the same or different and represent a divalent aromatic group. E ¹ and E ² are the same or different and each represents an aromatic group. a and b are the same or different and represent 0 or 1. ]

  From the viewpoint of increasing Voc, the sum of a and b is preferably 0 to 1.

In formula (1), the divalent aromatic group represented by Ar ^{1 to} Ar ⁵ is a divalent aromatic carbocyclic group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group.

  A divalent aromatic carbocyclic group is an atomic group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms on an aromatic ring from an aromatic hydrocarbon, having a benzene ring, having a condensed ring, an independent benzene ring or condensed ring It includes those in which two or more are bonded directly or through a group such as vinylene. Specific examples include phenylene group, naphthalenediyl group, anthracenediyl group, phenanthrene diyl group, pyrenediyl group, tetracenediyl group, perylenediyl group, pentacenediyl group, biphenyldiyl group, fluorenediyl group, benzofluorenediyl group, and These groups having a substituent are exemplified.

  Carbon number of a bivalent aromatic carbocyclic group is 6-60 normally, Preferably it is 6-20. Moreover, the total number of carbon atoms of the divalent aromatic carbocyclic group including the substituent is usually about 6 to 100.

Examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkoxy group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkylthio group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, An optionally substituted aryloxy group, an optionally substituted aryloxy group, an optionally substituted arylthio group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkoxy group, an optionally substituted Arylalkylthio group, aromatic heterocyclic group, acyl group, group having imide structure, dihydroxyboryl group [—B (OH) ₂ ], boric acid ester residue, magnesium halide group (—MgX ⁵ ), substituted Examples thereof may include a stannyl group and a sulfonic acid residue. X ⁵ represents a halogen atom.

  Examples of the halogen atom include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom.

  The alkyl group usually has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, may be linear or branched, and may be cyclic. Specific examples of the alkyl group include methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, isobutyl group, tert-butyl group, sec-butyl group, 3-methylbutyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group and 2-ethylhexyl. Group, heptyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, 3,7-dimethyloctyl group and lauryl group. Examples of the alkyl group in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluorine atom include a trifluoromethyl group, a pentafluoroethyl group, a perfluorobutyl group, a perfluorohexyl group, and a perfluorooctyl group.

  The alkoxy group usually has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and may be linear or branched or cyclic. Specific examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group, isopropoxy group, butoxy group, isobutoxy group, sec-butoxy group, tert-butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group, cyclohexyloxy group, heptyl Examples thereof include an oxy group, an octyloxy group, a 2-ethylhexyloxy group, a nonyloxy group, a decyloxy group, a 3,7-dimethyloctyloxy group, and a lauryloxy group. Examples of the alkoxy group in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluorine atom include a trifluoromethoxy group, a pentafluoroethoxy group, a perfluorobutoxy group, a perfluorohexyloxy group, and a perfluorooctyloxy group.

  The alkylthio group usually has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and may be linear or branched or cyclic. Specific examples of the alkylthio group include methylthio group, ethylthio group, propylthio group, isopropylthio group, butylthio group, isobutylthio group, sec-butylthio group, tert-butylthio group, pentylthio group, hexylthio group, cyclohexylthio group, heptylthio group. Octylthio group, 2-ethylhexylthio group, nonylthio group, decylthio group, 3,7-dimethyloctylthio group and laurylthio group. A trifluoromethylthio group is mentioned as an example of the alkylthio group by which the hydrogen atom was substituted by the fluorine atom.

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（式（５）中、ｇは１〜６の整数を表し、ｈは０〜５の整数を表す。） An aryl group is an atomic group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom on an aromatic ring from an aromatic hydrocarbon, having a benzene ring, a condensed ring, an independent benzene ring or two or more condensed rings directly Or the thing couple | bonded through groups, such as vinylene, is also contained. The aryl group usually has 6 to 60 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 48 carbon atoms. The aryl group may have a substituent. Examples of the substituent include a fluorine atom, a linear alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, and a branched chain having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a fluorine atom. An alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, or a fluorine atom; Examples thereof include an alkoxy group having an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in its structure, and a group represented by the formula (5) optionally substituted with a fluorine atom. Specific examples of the optionally substituted aryl group, a phenyl _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl group _(C 1 _{-C 12} is also applied. Below indicate that 1 to 12 carbon atoms. _), C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenyl group, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-anthracenyl group, 9-anthracenyl group and a pentafluorophenyl group and the _like, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl groups and _C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenyl group are preferred. Specific examples of the C _{1 to} C ₁₂ alkoxyphenyl group include a methoxyphenyl group, an ethoxyphenyl group, a propoxyphenyl group, an isopropoxyphenyl group, a butoxyphenyl group, an isobutoxyphenyl group, a sec-butoxyphenyl group, and a tert-butoxyphenyl group. Group, pentyloxyphenyl group, hexyloxyphenyl group, cyclohexyloxyphenyl group, heptyloxyphenyl group, octyloxyphenyl group, 2-ethylhexyloxyphenyl group, nonyloxyphenyl group, decyloxyphenyl group, 3,7-dimethyloctyl An oxyphenyl group and a lauryloxyphenyl group are mentioned. Specific examples of C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkylphenyl group include a methylphenyl group, ethylphenyl group, dimethylphenyl group, propylphenyl group, mesityl group, methylethylphenyl group, isopropylphenyl group, butylphenyl group, isobutylphenyl group, Examples include sec-butylphenyl group, tert-butylphenyl group, pentylphenyl group, isoamylphenyl group, hexylphenyl group, heptylphenyl group, octylphenyl group, nonylphenyl group, decylphenyl group and dodecylphenyl group.

(5)
(In formula (5), g represents an integer of 1 to 6, and h represents an integer of 0 to 5.)

The aryloxy group usually has 6 to 60 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 48 carbon atoms. The aryloxy group may have a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent are the same as those described above as the substituent of the aryl group. Specific examples of the aryloxy group which may be substituted, phenoxy _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy phenoxy _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenoxy group, 1-naphthyloxy group, 2-naphthyloxy group and pentafluoro include phenyl _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy phenoxy group, and a _C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenoxy group are preferable. Specific examples of C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkoxy include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, cyclohexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, 2- Examples include ethylhexyloxy, nonyloxy, decyloxy, 3,7-dimethyloctyloxy and lauryloxy. Specific examples of the C _{1 to} C ₁₂ alkylphenoxy group include methylphenoxy group, ethylphenoxy group, dimethylphenoxy group, propylphenoxy group, 1,3,5-trimethylphenoxy group, methylethylphenoxy group, isopropylphenoxy group, butyl Phenoxy group, isobutylphenoxy group, sec-butylphenoxy group, tert-butylphenoxy group, pentylphenoxy group, isoamylphenoxy group, hexylphenoxy group, heptylphenoxy group, octylphenoxy group, nonylphenoxy group, decylphenoxy group and dodecylphenoxy group Is mentioned.

The arylthio group usually has 6 to 60 carbon atoms. The arylthio group may have a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent are the same as those described above as the substituent of the aryl group. Specific examples of the optionally substituted arylthio group, phenylthio _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl-thio _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkyl phenylthio group, 1-naphthylthio group, 2-naphthylthio group and pentafluorophenyl A thio group is mentioned.

The arylalkyl group usually has 7 to 60 carbon atoms. The arylalkyl group may have a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent are the same as those described above as the substituent of the aryl group. Specific examples of the optionally substituted arylalkyl group, a phenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkyl _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkyl _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenyl -C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkyl group, 1-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkyl group and 2-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkyl group.

The arylalkoxy group usually has 7 to 60 carbon atoms. The arylalkoxy group may have a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent are the same as those described above as the substituent of the aryl group. Substituted Specific examples of which may arylalkoxy group, a phenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenyl -C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkoxy groups, 1-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy group and 2-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxy group.

The arylalkylthio group usually has 7 to 60 carbon atoms. The arylalkylthio group may have a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent are the same as those described above as the substituent of the aryl group. Substituted Specific examples of which may arylalkylthio group, phenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkylthio _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkoxyphenyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkylthio _group, C 1 _{-C 12} alkylphenyl -C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkylthio group, 1-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkylthio group and a 2-naphthyl _-C 1 _{-C 12} alkylthio group.

  The aromatic heterocyclic group is a group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from an aromatic heterocyclic compound which may have a substituent. Carbon number of an aromatic heterocyclic group is 2-60 normally. Specific examples of the aromatic heterocyclic group include pyridyl group, furyl group, piperidyl group, quinolyl group, isoquinolyl group, pyrrolyl group, carbazolyl group, and these groups having a substituent. Examples of the substituent include a linear alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a straight chain having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples thereof include an alkoxy group having a chain or branched alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in its structure.

（式中、Ｒ’は、フッ素置換されていてもよいアルキル基又は置換されていてもよいアリール基を表す。） An acyl group means the group remove | excluding the hydroxyl group (OH of the -COOH part) from carboxylic acid, for example, is group represented by a following formula.

(In the formula, R ′ represents an alkyl group which may be substituted with fluorine or an aryl group which may be substituted.)

  Specific examples of the optionally substituted alkyl group represented by R ′ and the optionally substituted aryl group include the optionally substituted fluorine group represented by R and the optionally substituted aryl group. Same as aryl group.

  The group having an imide structure is a group obtained by removing a hydrogen atom on a nitrogen atom of an imide part from an imide compound.

A boric acid ester residue means a group obtained by removing a hydroxyl group from a boric acid diester, and examples thereof include a dialkyl ester residue, a diaryl ester residue, and a diaryl alkyl ester residue. Specific examples of the boric acid ester residue include groups represented by the following formulas.

  Specific examples of the stannyl group which may be substituted include a stannyl group, a trichlorostannyl group, a trimethylstannyl group, a triethylstannyl group, a tributylstannyl group, a triphenylstannyl group, and a tribenzylstannyl group. .

The sulfonic acid residue means a group obtained by removing an acidic hydrogen atom (H of the —SO ₃ H moiety) from sulfonic acid. Specific examples of the sulfonic acid include alkanesulfonic acid (for example, methanesulfonic acid, ethane Sulfonic acid), arene sulfonic acid (for example, benzene sulfonic acid, p-toluene sulfonic acid), arylalkane sulfonic acid (for example, phenylmethane sulfonic acid) and trifluoromethane sulfonic acid.

The divalent aromatic group represented by Ar ^{1 to} Ar ⁵ preferably has an alkyl group or a halogen atom as a substituent from the viewpoint of charge transportability.

In formula (1), the divalent aromatic heterocyclic group represented by Ar ^{1 to} Ar ⁵ is a group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic compound. Specific examples of the divalent aromatic heterocyclic group include thiophene diyl group, benzothiophene diyl group, dibenzothiophene diyl group, frangiyl group, benzofuranyl group, dibenzofuranyl group, pyrrole diyl group, imidazole diyl group, and pyridinediyl group. , Pyrazinediyl group, indolediyl group, quinolinediyl group, isoquinolinediyl group, quinoxalinediyl group, pyrimidinediyl group, carbazolediyl group, triazinediyl group and these groups having a substituent.

  Carbon number of the ring part in a bivalent aromatic heterocyclic group is about 2-60 normally. Moreover, the total carbon number of the heteroarylene group including a substituent is about 2-100 normally.

Examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, an alkyl group that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkoxy group that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkylthio group that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, and a substituent that may be substituted. A good aryl group, an optionally substituted aryloxy group, an optionally substituted arylthio group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkoxy group, an optionally substituted aryl Alkylthio group, aromatic heterocyclic group, acyl group, group having imide structure, dihydroxyboryl group [—B (OH) ₂ ], boric acid ester residue, magnesium halide group (—MgX ⁵ ), substituted Examples thereof may include a stannyl group and a sulfonic acid residue. Halogen atom, alkyl group optionally substituted with fluorine atom, alkoxy group optionally substituted with fluorine atom, alkylthio group optionally substituted with fluorine atom, aryl group optionally substituted, substituted An optionally substituted aryloxy group, an optionally substituted arylthio group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkoxy group, an optionally substituted arylalkylthio group, an aromatic complex Definitions of ring group, acyl group, group having imide structure, dihydroxyboryl group, borate ester residue, magnesium halide group, optionally substituted stannyl group and sulfonic acid residue, specific examples are Ar ¹ to divalent aromatic halogen atom may have a carbon ring group represented by Ar ^5, substituted by fluorine atoms An optionally substituted alkyl group, an alkoxy group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkylthio group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted aryloxy group, a substituted Arylthio group which may be substituted, arylalkyl group which may be substituted, arylalkoxy group which may be substituted, arylalkylthio group which may be substituted, aromatic heterocyclic group, acyl group, imide structure The definitions and specific examples of the group having, dihydroxyboryl group, borate ester residue, magnesium halide group, optionally substituted stannyl group, and sulfonic acid residue are the same.

The aromatic group represented by E ¹ and E ² is an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and these are each a hydrogen atom 1 from an aromatic hydrocarbon or an aromatic heterocyclic compound. The definitions and specific examples of aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic heterocyclic compounds are the same as the definitions and specific examples described above with respect to the divalent aromatic group represented by Ar ^{1 to} Ar ^5. It is.

As a compound which has a structure represented by Formula (1), the following compound is mentioned, for example.

（２）
〔式中、Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２及びＲ^３は、同一又は相異なり、水素原子、ハロゲン原子、フッ素原子で置換されていてもよいアルキル基、フッ素原子で置換されていてもよいアルコキシ基又は芳香族基を表す。Ａｒ^１、Ａｒ^２、Ａｒ^３、Ａｒ^４、Ａｒ^５、Ｅ^１、Ｅ²、ａ及びｂは、前述と同じ意味を表す。〕 The compound having a structure represented by formula (1) is preferably a compound represented by formula (2).

(2)
[Wherein R ¹ , R ² and R ³ are the same or different and are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkoxy group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom or an aromatic group. Represents a group. Ar ¹ , Ar ² , Ar ³ , Ar ⁴ , Ar ⁵ , E ¹ , E ² , a and b represent the same meaning as described above. ]

In the formula (2), the definition and specific examples of the halogen atom represented by R ^{1 to} R ³ , the alkyl group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, and the alkoxy group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom are Ar ¹ A halogen atom that the divalent aromatic carbocyclic group represented by -Ar ⁵ may have, an alkyl group that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, and an alkoxy group that may be substituted with a fluorine atom, Definitions and specific examples are the same. The definition and specific examples of the aromatic group represented by R ^{1 to} R ³ are the same as the definition and specific examples of the aromatic group represented by E ¹ and E ² .

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〔式中、Ｈは水素原子を表す。Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２、Ａｒ^３及びＥ^１は、前述と同じ意味を表す。〕 One preferable aspect of the compound represented by Formula (2) is a compound represented by Formula (3).

(3)
[In formula, H represents a hydrogen atom. R ¹ , R ² , Ar ³ and E ¹ represent the same meaning as described above. ]

In Formula (3), Ar ³ is preferably a divalent aromatic carbocyclic group, and E ¹ is preferably an aryl group.

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〔式中、Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２及びＲ^３は、前述と同じ意味を表す。〕 Another preferred embodiment of the compound represented by the formula (2) is a compound represented by the formula (4).

(4)
[Wherein R ¹ , R ² and R ³ represent the same meaning as described above. ]

  The compound represented by the formula (1) contained in the organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention may be one type or two or more types.

<Conjugated polymer compound>
The conjugated polymer compound used in the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention includes (1) a polymer compound substantially composed of a structure in which double bonds and single bonds are alternately arranged, and (2) double bonds and single bonds. Compound consisting essentially of a structure in which nitrogen atoms are arranged through nitrogen atoms, (3) a structure in which double bonds and single bonds are arranged alternately, and double bonds and single bonds are arranged through nitrogen atoms In the present specification, specifically, a fluorenediyl group which may be substituted, a benzofluorenediyl group which may be substituted, Dibenzofurandiyl group which may be substituted, dibenzothiophenediyl group which may be substituted, carbazolediyl group which may be substituted, thiophenediyl group which may be substituted, furandyl group which may be substituted, substituted Been Pyrrole diyl group which may be substituted, benzothiadiazole diyl group which may be substituted, phenylene vinylene group which may be substituted, thienylene vinylene group which may be substituted, and triphenylamine diyl group which may be substituted A polymer compound in which one or two or more selected from the group consisting of is used as a repeating unit and the repeating units are bonded directly or via a linking group.

  In the conjugated polymer compound, when the repeating units are bonded via a linking group, examples of the linking group include phenylene, biphenylene, naphthalenediyl, anthracenediyl and the like.

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〔式中、Ｒ^４、Ｒ^５、Ｒ^６、Ｒ^７、Ｒ^８、Ｒ^９、Ｒ^１０、Ｒ^１１、Ｒ^１２及びＲ^１３は、同一又は相異なり、水素原子、フッ素原子で置換されていてもよいアルキル基、フッ素原子で置換されていてもよいアルコキシ基、フッ素原子で置換されていてもよいアルキルチオ基、置換されていてもよいアリール基、置換されていてもよいアリールオキシ基、置換されていてもよいアリールチオ基、置換されていてもよいアリールアルキル基、置換されていてもよいアリールアルコキシ基又は置換されていてもよいアリールアルキルチオ基を表す。〕 The conjugated polymer compound used in the present invention preferably has one or more repeating units selected from the group consisting of formula (6) and formula (7) from the viewpoint of charge transportability.

(6) (7)
[Wherein R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁶ , R ⁷ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ , R ¹¹ , R ¹² and R ¹³ are the same or different and are substituted with a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom. An alkyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkylthio group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an aryl group which may be substituted, an aryloxy group which may be substituted, An arylthio group which may be substituted, an arylalkyl group which may be substituted, an arylalkoxy group which may be substituted or an arylalkylthio group which may be substituted is represented. ]

An alkyl group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom represented by R ^{4 to} R ¹³ , an alkoxy group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkylthio group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, or optionally substituted A good aryl group, an optionally substituted aryloxy group, an optionally substituted arylthio group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkoxy group and an optionally substituted aryl The definition and specific examples of the alkylthio group include an alkyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom which the arylene group represented by Ar ¹ may have, an alkoxy group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, An alkylthio group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom, an aryl group which may be substituted, an aryl group which may be substituted; Definitions and specific examples of the xyl group, the optionally substituted arylthio group, the optionally substituted arylalkyl group, the optionally substituted arylalkoxy group and the optionally substituted arylalkylthio group .

The conjugated polymer compound preferably has a polystyrene-equivalent weight average molecular weight of 5 × 10 ² to 1 × 10 ⁷ from the viewpoint of film forming ability and solubility in a solvent, and preferably 1 × 10 ³ to 1 ×. More preferably, it is 10 ⁶ .

  The conjugated polymer compound contained in the organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention may be one type or two or more types.

  The conjugated polymer compound is prepared by synthesizing a monomer having a functional group suitable for the polymerization reaction used for the production thereof, and if necessary, dissolving the monomer in an organic solvent to obtain an alkali or an appropriate catalyst. It can be produced by polymerizing the monomer by a known polymerization method such as aryl coupling using a ligand.

<Organic layer>
The organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound. The weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) in the organic layer is preferably 0.1 to 10,000 parts by weight, more preferably 1 to 1000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the conjugated polymer compound. Part.

The organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention may contain only a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound, and further contains an electron accepting compound. Also good. Examples of the electron-accepting compound include oxadiazole derivatives, anthraquinodimethane and its derivatives, benzoquinone and its derivatives, naphthoquinone and its derivatives, anthraquinone and its derivatives, tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane and its derivatives, diphenyldicyanoethylene and its derivatives, diphenoquinone derivatives, 8-hydroxyquinoline and metal complexes of derivatives thereof, polyquinoline and derivatives thereof, polyquinoxaline and its derivatives, polyfluorene and its derivatives, fullerene and derivatives thereof such as C _60, carbon nanotube, 2,9 Examples include phenanthroline derivatives such as -dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, and fullerene and derivatives thereof are particularly preferable.

  When the electron-accepting compound is included, the weight of the electron-accepting compound in the organic layer is 100 parts by weight of the sum of the weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the weight of the conjugated polymer compound. It is preferably 1 to 10000 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 2000 parts by weight.

Fullerenes and derivatives thereof include C ₆₀ , C ₇₀ , C ₈₄ and derivatives thereof. The fullerene derivative represents a fullerene having a substituent.

Specific examples of the C ₆₀ derivative include the following.

Specific examples of the C ₇₀ derivative include the following.

  The organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention may further contain an electron donating compound. Examples of the electron donating compound include pyrazoline derivatives, arylamine derivatives, stilbene derivatives, triphenyldiamine derivatives, oligothiophene and derivatives thereof, polyvinylcarbazole and derivatives thereof, polysilane and derivatives thereof, and aromatic amines in side chains or main chains. And polysiloxane derivatives, polyaniline and derivatives thereof, polythiophene and derivatives thereof, polypyrrole and derivatives thereof, polyphenylene vinylene and derivatives thereof, and polythienylene vinylene and derivatives thereof.

  When the electron donating compound is included, the weight of the electron donating compound in the organic layer is 100 parts by weight of the total of the weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the weight of the conjugated polymer compound. 1 to 100000 parts by weight, more preferably 10 to 1000 parts by weight.

  In the organic layer of the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention, a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound, an electron donating compound, as long as the charge transport property and the charge injection property are not impaired. Components other than the electron-accepting compound may be included.

<Organic photoelectric conversion element>
The organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention has an organic layer containing a pair of electrodes, a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), and a conjugated polymer compound between the electrodes. The composition of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the conjugated polymer compound can be used as an electron-accepting compound or an electron-donating compound. In addition, when one of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the conjugated polymer compound is an electron donating compound and the other is an electron accepting compound, an electron donor and an electron acceptor May have both functions. In these embodiments, the composition is preferably used as an electron donating compound. It is preferable that at least one of the pair of electrodes is transparent or translucent.

  Next, the operation mechanism of the organic photoelectric conversion element will be described. Light energy incident from a transparent or translucent electrode is absorbed by the electron-accepting compound and / or the electron-donating compound to generate excitons in which electrons and holes are combined. When the generated excitons move and reach the heterojunction interface where the electron-accepting compound and the electron-donating compound are adjacent to each other, electrons and holes are separated due to the difference in HOMO energy and LUMO energy at the interface. Electric charges (electrons and holes) that can move are generated. The generated charges can be taken out as electric energy (current) by moving to the electrodes.

  Voc (open end voltage) is a voltage when the current flowing to the outside is zero, and a high value of Voc is one of the factors that develop high photoelectric conversion efficiency.

Specific examples of the organic photoelectric conversion device of the present invention include the following 1. ~ 5. The organic photoelectric conversion element of this is mentioned.
1. A pair of electrodes, a first organic layer containing a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound between the electrodes, and a first organic layer provided adjacent to the first organic layer An organic photoelectric conversion device having a second organic layer containing an electron-donating compound;
2. A pair of electrodes, a first organic layer containing an electron-accepting compound between the electrodes, and a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) provided adjacent to the first organic layer An organic photoelectric conversion element having a second organic layer containing a polymer compound;
3. An organic photoelectric conversion device having at least one organic layer containing a pair of electrodes and a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound, and an electron-donating compound between the electrodes;
4). An organic photoelectric conversion element having a pair of electrodes and an organic layer containing a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound, and an electron-accepting compound between the electrodes;
5). An organic photoelectric conversion element comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer containing a compound having a structure represented by formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound, and an electron-accepting compound between the electrodes, An organic photoelectric conversion element in which the electron-accepting compound is a fullerene derivative;

  In addition, said 5. In the organic photoelectric conversion element, the weight of the fullerene derivative in the organic layer is 10 to 10 parts by weight of the total of the weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the weight of the conjugated polymer compound. The amount is preferably 1000 parts by weight, and more preferably 50 to 500 parts by weight.

  As the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention, 3. 4. 5. From the standpoint of including a large number of heterojunction interfaces, the above organic photoelectric conversion element is preferable. The organic photoelectric conversion element is more preferable. In the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention, an additional layer may be provided between at least one electrode and the organic layer in the element. Examples of the additional layer include a charge transport layer that transports holes or electrons.

  When the composition of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the conjugated polymer compound is used as an electron donor, the electron acceptor suitably used for the organic photoelectric conversion element has a HOMO energy of the electron acceptor. The HOMO energy of the conjugated polymer compound and the HOMO energy of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) are higher, and the LUMO energy of the electron acceptor is represented by the LUMO energy of the conjugated polymer compound and the formula (1). It is a compound having a higher LUMO energy than the compound having the structure. Moreover, when using the high molecular compound of the compound which has a structure represented by Formula (1), and a conjugated high molecular compound as an electron acceptor, the electron donor used suitably for an organic photoelectric conversion element is an electron donor. The HOMO energy is lower than the HOMO energy of the conjugated polymer compound and the HOMO energy of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1), and the LUMO energy of the electron donor is the LUMO energy of the conjugated polymer compound and the formula (1 The compound having a structure represented by) is lower than the LUMO energy of the compound.

  The organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention is usually formed on a substrate. The substrate may be any substrate that does not chemically change when an electrode is formed and an organic layer is formed. Examples of the material for the substrate include glass, plastic, polymer film, and silicon. In the case of an opaque substrate, the opposite electrode (that is, the electrode far from the substrate) is preferably transparent or translucent.

As a material of the pair of electrodes, a metal, a conductive polymer, or the like can be used, and one of the pair of electrodes is preferably a material having a low work function. For example, metals such as lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, aluminum, scandium, vanadium, zinc, yttrium, indium, cerium, samarium, europium, terbium, ytterbium, and two of them One or more alloys, or one or more of them and an alloy of one or more of gold, silver, platinum, copper, manganese, titanium, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, tin, graphite, or a graphite intercalation compound are used. It is done. Examples of the alloy include magnesium-silver alloy, magnesium-indium alloy, magnesium-aluminum alloy, indium-silver alloy, lithium-aluminum alloy, lithium-magnesium alloy, lithium-indium alloy, and calcium-aluminum alloy.
Examples of the material of the transparent or translucent electrode include a conductive metal oxide film and a translucent metal thin film. Specifically, a film formed using a conductive material made of indium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, and indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide, etc., which is a composite thereof, NESA Gold, platinum, silver, and copper are used, and ITO, indium / zinc / oxide, and tin oxide are preferable. Examples of the method for producing the electrode include a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, an ion plating method, a plating method, and the like. Moreover, you may use organic transparent conductive films, such as polyaniline and its derivative (s), polythiophene, and its derivative (s) as an electrode material.

As the material used for the charge transport layer as the additional layer, that is, the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer, the aforementioned electron donating compound and electron accepting compound can be used, respectively.
As a material used for the buffer layer as an additional layer, an alkali metal such as lithium fluoride, a halide of an alkaline earth metal, an oxide, or the like can be used. In addition, fine particles of an inorganic semiconductor such as titanium oxide can be used.

  As the organic layer in the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention, for example, an organic thin film containing a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound can be used.

  The organic thin film has a thickness of usually 1 nm to 100 μm, preferably 2 nm to 1000 nm, more preferably 5 nm to 500 nm, and further preferably 20 nm to 200 nm.

  In order to enhance the hole transport property of the organic thin film, a low molecular compound other than the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and / or a conjugate as an electron donating compound and / or an electron accepting compound in the organic thin film A polymer other than the polymer compound can be mixed and used.

<Method for producing organic thin film>
The organic layer contained in the organic photoelectric conversion element of the present invention can be produced using a composition of a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound. When the organic layer further contains an electron-accepting compound, it can be produced using a composition of a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound and an electron-accepting compound. When the organic layer further contains an electron donating compound, it can be produced using a composition of a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1), a conjugated polymer compound and an electron donating compound. it can.

  The weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) in the composition is preferably 0.1 to 10000 parts by weight, more preferably 1 to 1000 parts per 100 parts by weight of the conjugated polymer compound. Parts by weight. When an electron-accepting compound is contained in the composition, the weight of the electron-accepting compound in the composition is the sum of the weight of the compound having the structure represented by formula (1) and the weight of the conjugated polymer compound. In terms of parts by weight, it is preferably 1 to 10000 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 2000 parts by weight. When an electron donating compound is contained in the composition, the weight of the electron donating compound in the composition is the sum of the weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the weight of the conjugated polymer compound. In terms of parts by weight, the amount is preferably 1 to 100000 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 1000 parts by weight.

  The method for producing the organic thin film is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a method by film formation from a solution containing the composition and a solvent, but the thin film may be formed by a vacuum deposition method. Examples of the method for producing an organic thin film by film formation from a solution include a method of producing an organic thin film by applying the solution on one electrode and then evaporating the solvent.

  The solvent used for film formation from a solution is not particularly limited as long as it dissolves a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound. Examples of the solvent include unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents such as toluene, xylene, mesitylene, tetralin, decalin, bicyclohexyl, n-butylbenzene, sec-butylbezen, tert-butylbenzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, dichloromethane, dichloroethane. Halogenated saturated hydrocarbon solvents such as chlorobutane, bromobutane, chloropentane, bromopentane, chlorohexane, bromohexane, chlorocyclohexane, bromocyclohexane, halogenated unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents such as chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, tetrahydrofuran, And ether solvents such as tetrahydropyran. The composition of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the conjugated polymer compound used in the present invention can be usually dissolved in the solvent in an amount of 0.1% by weight or more.

  For film formation from solution, spin coating method, casting method, micro gravure coating method, gravure coating method, bar coating method, roll coating method, wire bar coating method, dip coating method, spray coating method, screen printing method, flexographic method Coating methods such as a printing method, an offset printing method, an ink jet printing method, a dispenser printing method, a nozzle coating method, a capillary coating method can be used, and a spin coating method, a flexographic printing method, an ink jet printing method, and a dispenser printing method are preferable.

<Application of device>
By irradiating light such as sunlight from a transparent or translucent electrode, the organic photoelectric conversion element generates a photovoltaic force between the electrodes and can be operated as an organic thin film solar cell. It can also be used as an organic thin film solar cell module by integrating a plurality of organic thin film solar cells.

  In addition, by applying light from a transparent or translucent electrode in a state where a voltage is applied between the electrodes, a photocurrent flows and it can be operated as an organic photosensor. It can also be used as an organic image sensor by integrating a plurality of organic photosensors.

  Examples will be shown below for illustrating the present invention in more detail, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

-Method for measuring molecular weight-
In the following Examples, the molecular weight of the conjugated polymer compound was determined by GPC Laboratories GPC (PL-GPC2000). The conjugated polymer compound was dissolved in o-dichlorobenzene so as to have a concentration of about 1% by weight. As the mobile phase of GPC, o-dichlorobenzene was used and allowed to flow at a measurement temperature of 140 ° C. at a flow rate of 1 mL / min. As the column, three PLGEL 10 μm MIXED-B (manufactured by PL Laboratory) were connected in series.

フラスコ内の気体をアルゴンで置換した２Ｌ四つ口フラスコに、化合物（Ｃ）を７．９２８ｇ（１６．７２ｍｍｏｌ）、化合物（Ｄ）を１３．００ｇ（１７．６０ｍｍｏｌ）、メチルトリオクチルアンモニウムクロライド（商品名：aliquat336（登録商標）、Aldrich製、CH₃N[(CH₂)₇CH₃]₃Cl、density 0.884g/ml，25℃）を４．９７９ｇ、及びトルエンを４０５ｍｌ入れ、撹拌しながら反応系内を３０分間アルゴンバブリングした。フラスコ内にジクロロビス（トリフェニルホスフィン）パラジウム（ＩＩ）を０．０２ｇ加え、１０５℃に昇温し、撹拌しながら２ｍｏｌ／Ｌの炭酸ナトリウム水溶液４２．２ｍｌを滴下した。滴下終了後５時間反応させ、反応液にフェニルボロン酸２．６ｇとトルエン１．８ｍｌとを加え、１０５℃で１６時間撹拌した。その後、反応液にトルエン７００ｍｌ及び７．５％ジエチルジチオカルバミン酸ナトリウム三水和物水溶液２００ｍｌを加え、８５℃で３時間撹拌した。反応液の水層を除去後、有機層を６０℃のイオン交換水３００ｍｌで２回、６０℃の３％酢酸３００ｍｌで１回、さらに６０℃のイオン交換水３００ｍｌで３回洗浄した。有機層をセライト、アルミナ及びシリカを充填したカラムに通し、濾液を回収した。その後、熱トルエン８００ｍｌでカラムを洗浄し、洗浄後のトルエン溶液を濾液に加えた。得られた溶液を７００ｍｌまで濃縮した後、濃縮した溶液を２Ｌのメタノールに加え、重合体を再沈殿させた。重合体をろ過して回収し、５００ｍｌのメタノール、５００ｍｌのアセトン、５００ｍｌのメタノールで重合体を洗浄した。重合体を５０℃で一晩真空乾燥することにより、下記式：

で表されるペンタチエニル−フルオレンコポリマー（以下、「共役高分子化合物１」という） １２．２１ｇを得た。共役高分子化合物１のポリスチレン換算の数平均分子量は５．４×１０⁴、ポリスチレン換算の重量平均分子量は１．１×１０⁵であった。 Synthesis example 1
(Synthesis of Conjugated Polymer Compound 1)

In a 2 L four-necked flask in which the gas in the flask was replaced with argon, 7.928 g (16.72 mmol) of compound (C), 13.00 g (17.60 mmol) of compound (D), methyltrioctylammonium chloride ( Product name: aliquat336 (registered trademark), manufactured by Aldrich, 4.979 g of CH ₃ N [(CH ₂ ) ₇ CH ₃ ] ₃ Cl, density 0.884 g / ml, 25 ° C.) and 405 ml of toluene are added and stirred. The reaction system was bubbled with argon for 30 minutes. 0.02 g of dichlorobis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (II) was added to the flask, the temperature was raised to 105 ° C., and 42.2 ml of a 2 mol / L sodium carbonate aqueous solution was added dropwise with stirring. After completion of the dropwise addition, the reaction was allowed to proceed for 5 hours, and 2.6 g of phenylboronic acid and 1.8 ml of toluene were added to the reaction solution, followed by stirring at 105 ° C. for 16 hours. Thereafter, 700 ml of toluene and 200 ml of 7.5% sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate aqueous solution were added to the reaction solution, followed by stirring at 85 ° C. for 3 hours. After removing the aqueous layer from the reaction solution, the organic layer was washed twice with 300 ml of ion exchanged water at 60 ° C., once with 300 ml of 3% acetic acid at 60 ° C., and further three times with 300 ml of ion exchanged water at 60 ° C. The organic layer was passed through a column packed with celite, alumina and silica, and the filtrate was collected. Thereafter, the column was washed with 800 ml of hot toluene, and the washed toluene solution was added to the filtrate. After the obtained solution was concentrated to 700 ml, the concentrated solution was added to 2 L of methanol to reprecipitate the polymer. The polymer was recovered by filtration, and the polymer was washed with 500 ml of methanol, 500 ml of acetone, and 500 ml of methanol. By vacuum drying the polymer at 50 ° C. overnight, the following formula:

12.21 g of a pentathienyl-fluorene copolymer represented by the following (hereinafter referred to as “conjugated polymer compound 1”) was obtained. The conjugated polymer compound 1 had a polystyrene-equivalent number average molecular weight of 5.4 × 10 ⁴ and a polystyrene-equivalent weight average molecular weight of 1.1 × 10 ⁵ .

Example 1
(Production and evaluation of organic thin-film solar cells)
The conjugated polymer compound 1 was dissolved in o-dichlorobenzene at a concentration of 0.5% (weight%). Thereafter, C60PCBM (Phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester, trade name E100, manufactured by Frontier Carbon Co., Ltd.) 3 times the weight of the conjugated polymer compound 1 was mixed into the solution as an electron acceptor. Furthermore, the compound (E) was mixed with the solution in an equal weight with respect to the weight of the conjugated polymer compound 1. The solution was filtered through a Teflon (registered trademark) filter having a pore size of 1.0 μm to prepare a coating solution.

（Ｅ）

(E)

A glass substrate provided with an ITO film with a thickness of 150 nm by a sputtering method was subjected to surface treatment by ozone UV treatment. Next, the coating solution was applied onto the ITO film by spin coating to obtain an active layer (film thickness of about 100 nm) of the organic thin film solar cell. Then, lithium fluoride was vapor-deposited with a thickness of 4 nm by a vacuum vapor deposition machine, and then Al was vapor-deposited with a thickness of 100 nm. The degree of vacuum at the time of vapor deposition was 1 to 9 × 10 ⁻³ Pa in all cases. Moreover, the shape of the obtained organic thin-film solar cell was a regular square of 2 mm × 2 mm.
Voc (open end voltage) of the obtained organic thin film solar cell was measured with a solar simulator (manufactured by Spectrometer, trade name OTENTO-SUNII: AM1.5G filter, irradiance 100 mW / cm ² ). The measurement results are shown in Table 1.

（Ｇ） Example 2
(Production and evaluation of organic thin-film solar cells)
An organic thin film solar cell was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the compound (G) produced by the method of Synthesis Example 13 of JP-A-2006-169502 was used instead of the compound (E), and Voc Was measured. The measurement results are shown in Table 1.

(G)

（Ｈ） Example 3
(Production and evaluation of organic thin-film solar cells)
An organic thin film solar cell was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the compound (H) was used instead of the compound (E), and Voc was measured. The measurement results are shown in Table 1.

(H)

Comparative Example 1
(Production and evaluation of organic thin-film solar cells)
An organic thin film solar cell was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) was not used, and Voc was measured. The measurement results are shown in Table 1.

Claims (8)

An organic photoelectric conversion element having a pair of electrodes and an organic layer provided between the electrodes, wherein the organic layer includes a compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) and a conjugated polymer compound.

(1)
[Wherein Ar ¹ , Ar ² , Ar ³ , Ar ⁴ and Ar ⁵ are the same or different and represent a divalent aromatic group. E ¹ and E ² are the same or different and each represents an aromatic group. a and b are the same or different and represent 0 or 1. ] The organic photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) is a compound represented by the formula (2).

(2)
[Wherein R ¹ , R ² and R ³ are the same or different and are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom, an alkoxy group optionally substituted with a fluorine atom or an aromatic group. Represents a group. Ar ¹ , Ar ² , Ar ³ , Ar ⁴ , Ar ⁵ , E ¹ , E ² , a and b represent the same meaning as described above. ] The organic photoelectric conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the compound represented by the formula (2) is a compound represented by the formula (3).

(3)
[In formula, H represents a hydrogen atom. R ¹ , R ² , Ar ³ and E ¹ represent the same meaning as described above. ] The organic photoelectric conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the compound represented by the formula (2) is a compound represented by the formula (4).

(4)
[Wherein R ¹ , R ² and R ³ represent the same meaning as described above. ]   The weight of the compound having the structure represented by the formula (1) in the organic layer is 0.1 to 10,000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the conjugated polymer compound. The organic photoelectric conversion element as described in 2.   The organic photoelectric conversion element according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an electron-accepting compound is further contained in the organic layer.   The organic photoelectric conversion element according to claim 6, wherein the electron-accepting compound is a fullerene derivative.   The organic photoelectric conversion element according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an electron donating compound in the organic layer.