An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula ##STR00001##
in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.

An object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor composition, which makes it possible to obtain an organic semiconductor film having high mobility and being excellent in film uniformity and heat resistance, and a method for manufacturing an organic semiconductor element.

The organic semiconductor composition of the present invention contains an organic semiconductor as Component A and an organic solvent, which is represented by Formula B-1 and has a melting point of equal to or lower than 25° C. and a boiling point of equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 280° C., as Component B, in which an ionization potential of Component A is equal to or higher than 5.1 eV. In the formula, X represents O, S, S═O, O═S═O, or NR, Y.sub.1 to Y.sub.4 each independently represent NR.sub.1 or CR.sub.10R.sub.11, R, R.sub.1, R.sub.10, and R.sub.11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents 1 or 2.

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A photoelectric conversion element, including a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic layer being present between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the organic layer contains at least two kinds of compounds having the same skeletons and different substituents in combination.

A compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1.

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In Chemical Formula 1, R.sup.1 to R.sup.4, R.sup.11a to R.sup.14c, and n are the same as defined in the detailed description.

The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion device including a semiconductor substrate including a signal output portion, an electrode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the signal output portion and the electrode and including a photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the signal output portion is in contact with the organic compound layer.

Organic light emitting devices are described wherein the emissive layer comprises a host material containing an emissive molecule, which molecule is adapted to luminesce when a voltage is applied across the heterostructure, and the emissive molecule is selected from the group of phosphorescent organometallic complexes, including cyclometallated platinum, iridium and osmium complexes. The organic light emitting devices optionally contain an exciton blocking layer. Furthermore, improved electroluminescent efficiency in organic light emitting devices is obtained with an emitter layer comprising organometallic complexes of transition metals of formula L.sub.2MX, wherein L and X are distinct bidentate ligands. Compounds of this formula can be synthesized more facilely than in previous approaches and synthetic options allow insertion of fluorescent molecules into a phosphorescent complex, ligands to fine tune the color of emission, and ligands to trap carriers.

To provide an organic material represented by General Formula (1) below:

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where, in General Formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently an alkyl group having from 2 through 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently a straight-chain alkyl group having 1, 2, 4, 6, or 12 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 or 2.

An example embodiment relates to an organic semiconductor compound, represented by Chemical Formula 1 herein, which may be polymerized and used in transistors and electronic devices. The organic semiconductor compound includes a base structure of four fused benzene rings with functional groups R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 connected to a first benzene ring and with functional groups R.sup.4 to R.sup.6 connected to a second benzene ring. The base structure's third and fourth benzene rings are connected to X.sup.1, X.sup.2 and X.sup.3, X.sup.4 respectfully. At least one of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is a sulfur atom. At least one of X.sup.3 and X.sup.4 is a sulfur atom. The base structure further includes functional groups R.sup.7 and R.sup.8.

An organic electroluminescent element using a compound represented by the following general formula (I) emits dark blue light and has small changes in the chromaticity and in the driving voltage even after driving for a long period of time: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.6; Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2; X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3 and X.sup.4 are as defined herein.

A compound for an organic photoelectric device is represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device include the same.