Dye, dye-sensitized solar cell, and method for manufacturing the same

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dye to become a constituting material of a dye-sensitized solar cell having a high conversion efficiency and excelling in the durability. SOLUTION: The dye is represented by formula (1): ML1L2L3(M is a group 8 to 10 element in the long periodic table; and L1, L2and L3are bidentate ligands represented by respective specific formulae), and is, for example, a compound of formula (1a). ;COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT