Spectroscopic study of silver-containing mesogenic cyanobiphenyls in solidphase

Silver-containing mesogenic alkylcyanobiphenils (CB): CnH2n+1-C6H5-C6H5-CN where n=5 (5 CB). 7 (7 CB). and 8 (8 CB) systems were obtained by low tempe rature co-condensation of metal and organic component vapours, The formatio n of low temperature Ag-CB complexes was shown by IR-, UV-visible and ESR t echniques. Thermal degradation of the complexes led to the formation of nan osize (15-30) silver particles and their further aggregation in anisotropic matrices.