title: Polynuclear Silver(I) Triazole Complexes: Ion Conduction and Nanowire Formation in the Mesophase.
abstract: Examples of polynuclear metallomesogens are few. Herein,1,2,4-triazole ligands were used to prepare mono- and polynuclear silver(I) triazole metallomesogens. Besides showing an SmA phase in the mesophase, two interesting properties were observed. First, higher ion conductivity is always found for the polynuclear complexes than for the mononuclear complexes with the same anion, an observation contrary to the knowledge that migration of a monomeric cation should be faster than that of a polymeric cation. Second, thermolysis of the polynuclear silver(I) triazole complexes in the assembled mesophase yielded Ag nanowires, in an excellent demonstration of the assembled nature of the polynuclear silver(I) ions in the thermolysis process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401 (Taiwan), Fax: (+886)3-863-3570.
authors.forename: Padi Y S
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401 (Taiwan), Fax: (+886)3-863-3570.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401 (Taiwan), Fax: (+886)3-863-3570.
authors.forename: Jing C W
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui 25137 (Taiwan).
authors.forename: Hsiu-Fu
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui 25137 (Taiwan).
authors.forename: Wen-Jwu
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401 (Taiwan), Fax: (+886)3-863-3570. ijblin@mail.ndhu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Ivan J B
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: N ligands; conducting materials; metallomesogens; nanostructures; silver