@article {117,
	title = {Carborane-thiol-silver interactions. A comparative study of the molecular protection of silver surfaces},
	journal = {Surface and Coatings Technology},
	volume = {204},
	year = {2010},
	chapter = {2639},
	abstract = {<p>The interaction between flat silver surfaces and carboranethiol derivatives, and its relevance regarding the molecular protection of silver against corrosion by hydrogen sulphide, are reported here. A comparison of the protective qualities of four carboranethiols (1-HS-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>11</sub>, 1,2-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, 9,12-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, and 1,12-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) with several organic thiols (1-butanethiol, 1-octanethiol, 1-dodecanethiol, benzene-1,2-dithiol, benzenethiol, and sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulphonate) is provided. All these derivatives are categorized according to their capacity to inhibit the interaction of silver with H<sub>2</sub>S in the presence of water molecules in the gas phase. We found that significantly better molecular protection for silver surfaces is afforded by the carboranethiol derivatives, and, of these, 9,12-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub> proved to be particularly effective. The corrosion of silver by H<sub>2</sub>S is accompanied by well-defined colour changes from lustrous silver, through yellow, violet, blue, and finally to grey. This sequence has not been reported before and it is used in this study as a qualitative indicator of the extent of silver corrosion. Our results are supported by reflectance UV</p>},
	doi = {10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.02.019},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257897210001106},
	author = {Tomas Base and Zdenek Bastl and Vladimir Havranek and Kamil Lang and Jonathan Bould and Michael G S Londesborough and Jan Machacek and Jaromir Plesek}
}
@proceedings {134,
	title = {Carborane Thiol-modified Gold Surfaces. A Study and Comparison of Modified Cluster and Flat Surfaces},
	journal = {12th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBORON-XII)},
	year = {2005},
	address = {Sendai, Japan, 11 },
	author = {Tomas Base and Zdenek Bastl and Zbynek Plzak and Tomas Grygar and Jaromir Plesek and Michael J Carr}
}
@article {115,
	title = {Carboranethiol-Modified Gold Surfaces. A Study and Comparison of Modified Cluster and Flat Surfaces},
	journal = {Langmuir},
	volume = {21},
	year = {2005},
	chapter = {7776},
	abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">Four different carboranethiol derivatives were used to modify the surfaces of gold nanoparticles and flat gold films. The novel materials engendered from these modifications are extraordinarily stable species with surfaces that support self-assembled monolayers of 1-(HS)-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>11</sub>, 1,2-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, 1,12-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,12-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, and 9,12-(HS)<sub>2</sub>-1,2-C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, respectively. Surprisingly, characterization of these materials revealed that a number of molecules of the carboranethiol derivatives are incorporated inside the nanoparticles. This structural feature was studied using a number of techniques, including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV },
	doi = {10.1021/la051122d},
	url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la051122d},
	author = {Tomas Base and Zdenek Bastl and Zbynek Plzak and Tomas Grygar and Jaromir Plesek and Michael J Carr and Vaclav Malina and Jan Subrt and Jaroslav Bohacek and Eva Vecernikova and Otomar Kriz}
}
