Abstract
Synthesis, structural, and spectroscopic characterization and DFT investigation of a series of light- and air-stable silver(I) pyrazolylmethylpyridine complexes is reported. The resulting polycrystalline cubic-phase Ag films contain negligible amounts of extraneous contamination. The results of the wear measurements indicate a significant reduction in wear (∼ 88%) at optimized Ag complex concentrations. Enhanced wear performance is attributed to facile shearing of Ag metal deposited in the contact region, which results from thermolysis of the silver complex
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4629-4638 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 53 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |