Compounds of formula (Ia) and/or formula (Ib),

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are disclosed wherein R1 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, fluorinated or partly fluorinated alkyl, and heteroaryl, R2 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, fluorinated and partly fluorinated alkyl, R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, fluorinated or partly fluorinated alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heteroaryl, Z is independently selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2, CHR6 or CR7R8, with R6, R7 and R8 independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heteroaryl, wherein n is independently 1, 2 or 3, U, V and W of formula (Ia) independently form an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring, and T, U, V and W of formula (Ib) form an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring.

A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: ##STR00001## In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.

Provided is a solar cell including a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-absorbing layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an intermediate layer located between the light-absorbing layer and at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-absorbing layer contains a perovskite compound represented by a chemical formula ASnX.sub.3 (where A is a monovalent cation and X is a halogen anion). The intermediate layer is in contact with the light-absorbing layer. The at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has light-transmissive property. The intermediate layer contains at least one selected from the group consisting of (4-(1′,5′-dihydro-1′-methyl-2′H-[5,6]fullereno-C60-Ih[1,9-c]pyrrol-2′-yl)benzoic acid) and fullerene C60.

A zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterial includes a ZnO nanoparticle and a surface ligand. The surface ligand bonded to the ZnO nanoparticle has a structure of

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R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are independently selected from at least one of hydrogen, alkoxy group with a carbon number of one to three, or amino group. R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 include one to three alkoxy groups with a carbon number of one to three and zero to one amino group.

An imaging apparatus includes a unit pixel including a pixel electrode, a charge accumulation region electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and a signal detection circuit electrically connected to the charge accumulation region; a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the electrodes; and a voltage supply circuit configured to selectively apply any one of first, second, and third voltages between the electrodes. The photoelectric conversion layer exhibits first and second wavelength sensitivity characteristics in a wavelength range when the voltage supply circuit applies the first and second voltages between the electrodes, respectively, and becomes insensitive to light in the wavelength range when the voltage supply circuit applies the third voltage between the electrodes.

An infrared absorber includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula ##STR00001## In Chemical Formula 1, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, X.sup.1, L.sup.1, L.sup.2, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are the same as defined in the detailed description.

The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing a polycyclic unit, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to compositions, polymer blends and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, compositions and polymer blends as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photodetectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising these compounds, compositions or polymer blends.

A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed to be opposed to the first electrode; and an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic photoelectric conversion layer having, in the layer, a domain being larger than 1 nm and smaller than 10 nm and including one organic semiconductor material in a predetermined cross-section between the first electrode and the second electrode.

The present disclosure provides an organic compound represented by general formula [1] below.

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In formula [1], Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms. Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 may be the same or different. Ar.sub.3 and Ar.sub.4 are each a substituent having a carbazolyl group. Ar.sub.3 and Ar.sub.4 may be the same or different. Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.4 may be substituted. At least one of Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.4 has a tert-butyl group. The total number of tert-butyl groups in one molecule of the organic compound is 2 or more.

[Problem] Provided are a photoelectric conversion device and an imaging apparatus capable of improving quantum efficiency and a response speed.

[Solving means] A first photoelectric conversion device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes at least one type of one organic semiconductor material having crystallinity. Variation in a ratio between horizontally-oriented crystal and vertically-oriented crystal in the photoelectric conversion layer is three times or less between a case where film formation of the one organic semiconductor material is performed at a first temperature and a case where the film formation of the one organic semiconductor material is performed at a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.