Provided is a compound having a heptamethine structure represented by the following general formula (1) used as a sensitizing dye for a photoelectric conversion device, and a photoelectric conversion device using the compound as a sensitizing dye, which may solve the problems of the related art. In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R3 to R6 each represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; X represents a halogen atom; Y represents a monovalent anion; Z represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group when R3 to R6 each have from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group when R3 to R6 each have from 6 to 18 carbon atoms; and m and n each represent an integer of from 1 to 12.
提供的是一种具有七甲基结构的化合物,其通式如下(1),用作光电转换装置的敏化
染料,以及使用该化合物作为敏化
染料的光电转换装置,可以解决相关技术中的问题。在通式(1)中,R1和R2分别代表氢原子、烷基或芳基;R3至R6每个代表具有1到18个碳原子的烷基;X代表卤素原子;Y代表一价阴离子;当R3至R6每个具有1到5个碳原子时,Z代表烷基、烷氧基或芳基;当R3至R6每个具有6到18个碳原子时,Z代表氢原子、烷基、烷氧基或芳基;m和n各代表1到12的整数。