DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL

The invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell including a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive film formed on a surface thereof, and a conductive substrate provided in a position opposed to the transparent conductive film, and further having a porous semiconductor layer, in which a dye is adsorbed, and an electrolyte between the transparent conductive film and the conductive substrate, wherein the electrolyte is a gel electrolyte containing a redox material and a solvent capable of dissolving the same in a network structure formed by crosslinking at least one kind of compound A including an isocyanate group and at least one kind of compound B including an amino group. Otherwise, the electrolyte is a gel electrolyte containing a redox material and a solvent capable of dissolving the same in a network structure formed by crosslinking at least one kind of compound A including an isocyanate group and at least one kind of compound C including a carboxyl group and/or a hydroxyl group. Otherwise, the electrolyte is a polymer solid electrolyte containing redox material in a network structure formed by crosslinking at least one kind of compound A including an isocyanate group and at least one kind of compound D reactive with the isocyanate group. The configuration of the invention facilitates an electrolyte composition of the dye-sensitized solar cell, and simplifies process steps in the manufacture.