Patent ID: 7943849

Claim:
A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a dye; and an electrode having a carrier carrying the dye, wherein the dye includes a compound having an anchor group and represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are substituents; Ring A and Ring B are benzene rings or naphthalene rings; at least one selected from the group consisting of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 is a substituent having a ring or branch structure; m and n are integers of 0 or more, and the substituent having a ring or branch structure is a benzyl group, a derivative of a benzyl group, or a tertiary butyl group, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of R1, R2, R3, and R4 indicated in Chemical Formula 1 is the substituent having a ring or branch structure.