NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (100) comprises working electrode having base (12) with conductive surface (12a) and dye-supported metal oxide layer (14a) formed on part of conductive surface; where short circuit-prevention layer thinner than dye-supported metal oxide layer, and dye-supported metal oxide layer formed to cover conductive surface in frame of short circuit-prevention layer and to extend onto short circuit-prevention layer; where dye-supported metal oxide layer and sealing material are arranged apart from each other via short circuit-prevention layer.    USE - As a dye-sensitized solar cell, used in electronic or electric devices.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion characteristics, can be manufactured easily, stably, and at a low cost, without unintentionally increasing the cell resistance and degrading the photoelectric conversion characteristics and the durability. The dye-sensitized solar cell achieves enhanced productivity and enhanced economic efficiency; prevents, even when a highly-conductive electrolyte is employed, a short circuit between a transparent conductive film of the working electrode and the electrolyte.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell (100) comprises a working electrode; a counter electrode (31) that is arranged apart from the working electrode so as to face the working electrode; an electrolyte (51) provided between the working electrode and the counter electrode; and sealing material (41) that seals the electrolyte, where the electrolyte is a quasi-solid electrolyte comprising conductive particles; the working electrode has a base (12) having a conductive surface (12a) and a dye-supported metal oxide layer (14a) formed on a part of the conductive surface; a short circuit-prevention layer (13) patterned in a frame shape in a region on the conductive surface where the dye-supported metal oxide layer is not formed, so as to surround a periphery of the dye-supported metal oxide layer; the short circuit-prevention layer thinner than the dye-supported metal oxide layer, and the dye-supported metal oxide layer is formed so as to cover the conductive surface in the frame of the short circuit-prevention layer and to extend onto the short circuit-prevention layer; where the dye-supported metal oxide layer and sealing material are arranged apart from each other via the short circuit-prevention layer. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of a working electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell involving preparing a base having a conductive surface; patterning a short circuit-prevention layer in a frame shape on the conductive surface; and forming a dye-supported metal oxide layer on the conductive surface in the frame of the short circuit-prevention layer and on the frame of the short circuit-prevention layer; and    (2) manufacturing method of a dye-sensitized solar cell, involving preparing a base having a conductive surface, patterning a short circuit-prevention layer in a frame shape on the conductive surface, and forming a dye-supported metal oxide layer on the conductive surface in the frame of the short circuit-prevention layer and on the frame of the short circuit-prevention layer to fabricate a working electrode; and further involving preparing a counter electrode, arranging an electrolyte between the working electrode and the counter electrode, arranging a sealing material on outer ends of opposing surfaces of the working electrode and the counter electrode to seal and joint peripheries of the working electrode and the counter electrode, the sealing material being arranged apart from the dye-supported metal oxide layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Base (12)    Conductive surface (12a)    Short circuit-prevention layer (13)    Dye-supported metal oxide layer (14a)    Counter electrode (31)    Sealing material (41)    Electrolyte (51)    Dye-sensitized solar cell (100)