Patent ID: 7683365

Claim:
An image pickup device comprising an organic photoelectric conversion film sandwiched between at least two electrodes, wherein the organic photoelectric conversion film is a layer consisting essentially of a quinacridone derivative represented by a general formula (I) or a quinazoline derivative represented by a general formula (II): wherein the ring A represents: n1 and n2 each independently represents 0 or 1; a portion of the ring A having n1 or n2 of 0 represents: wherein the ring A may further have a substituent; R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an amino group having from 0 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a heteroaryloxy group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an acyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryloxycarbonyl group having from 7 to 30 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an acylamino group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonylamino group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryloxycarbonylamino group having from 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a sulfonylamino group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl group having from 0 to 30 carbon atoms, a carbamoyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an arylthio group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a heterocycle-substituted thio group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a sulfonyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a sulfinyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an ureido group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a phosphoric acid amide group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a silyl group having from 3 to 40 carbon atoms; and m1, m2, m3 and m4 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 4, and, in case m1, m2, m3 or m4 represents an integer of 2 to 4, plural R 3 s, R 4 s, R 5 s or R 6 s may be mutually bonded to form a ring; and wherein the layer has a thickness of from 30 nm to 300 nm.