Síntese e caracterização de novos corantes sensibilizadores de células solares

Abstract

Increasing global energy demand has driven the development of renewable alternative energy sources, such as Dye sensitizers Solar Cells (DSSCs). In an attempt to contribute to this purpose, four new bipyridine ruthenium complexes containing substituted quinonoides ligands were synthesized and characterized for use as efficient dyes in DSSCs. The complexes were purified by using chromatographic techniques and characterized by the use of spectroscopic techniques. Experimental data obtained by UV-vis were compared with those from density functional theory (DFT) studies. The UV-vis spectra of these compounds showed bands at about 524 nm ascribed to MLCT transitions. Time-dependent DFT is in good agreement with experimental fit. The FT-IR showed the presence of characteristic bands quinonoid and bipyridine ligands. 1H NMR spectra exhibited the signals of quinonoid ligands as well as the expected correlations in each case by COSY. The mass spectra of compounds NN-bqdi-Br and NN-bqdi -COOH exhibited fragments that confirm the presence of their respective quinonoid moiety. The results show that the NN-bqdi-complex (CH3)2, NN-bqdi-COOH, Nn-bqdi-Br and NN-bqdi-(Cl)2 were obtained and with future perspectives to study the performance of these compounds such a dye for DSSCs.