Patent ID: 8278650

Claim:
A photoelectric conversion element, comprising: a photoelectric conversion part that contains: a first electrode and a second electrode; and a non-polymeric organic photoelectric conversion film disposed between the first and second electrodes, wherein the organic photoelectric conversion film contains an organic semiconductor comprising a compound represented by formula (I): wherein A 1 represents O, S or N—R 15 ; each of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 and R 15 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent W selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a carboxy group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a silyloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, an amino group, an ammonio group, an acylamino group, an aminocarbonylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a mercapto group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfo group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an acyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an arylazo group, a heterocyclic azo group, an imido group, a phosphino group, a phosphinyl group, a phosphinyloxy group, a phosphinylamino group, a phosphono group, a silyl group, a hydrazino group, a ureido group, a boronic acid group, a phosphato group and a sulfato group, R 11 and R 12 may be linked to form a ring; B 1 represents a ring structure containing at least one nitrogen atom; and n1 represents an integer of 0 to 2.