- Interactions between carboranethiols and metal (Au/Ag/Cu) surfaces.
- Boron hydride clusters as building blocks for 2-D and 3-D molecular assemblies.
- Au single crystals and various other dimensional levels of gold
Publications
Self-Assembled p-Carborane Analog of p-Mercaptobenzoic Acid on Au{111}. Chemistry of Materials. 2015. Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02263.
Influence of Terminal Carboxyl Group on Structure and Reactivity of Functionalized m-Carboranethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers. Chemistry of Materials. 2020. Available at: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02722.
Gold Micrometer Crystals Modified with Carboranethiol Derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008;112(37). Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp802281s.
Decaborane Thiols as Building Blocks for Self-Assembled Monolayers on Metal Surfaces. Inorganic Chemistry. 2012;51.
Carborane-thiol-silver interactions. A comparative study of the molecular protection of silver surfaces. Surface and Coatings Technology. 2010;204. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257897210001106.
Carboranethiol-Modified Gold Surfaces. A Study and Comparison of Modified Cluster and Flat Surfaces. Langmuir. 2005;21(17). Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la051122d.
Carboranedithiols: Building Blocks for Self-Assembled Monolayers on Copper Surfaces. Langmuir. 2012;28. Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021%2Fla302334x.
Adsorption of oriented carborane dipoles on a silver surface. Physica Status Solidi B. 2016;253(3):591-600.
A comparison of boron hydride- and hydrocarbon-based thiol derivatives assembled on gold surfaces. NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show. 2008;1. Available at: http://www.nsti.org/procs/Nanotech2008v1/2/T35.902.
. Carboranethiols: Building Blocks for Self-Assembled Monolayers on Copper Surfaces, or a Novel Class of Etchants?. European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting. 2012.
e-mrs_springmeeting_2012_t_base_poster.pdf (646.88 KB)
e-mrs_springeeting_2012_t_base_abstract.pdf (16.55 KB)
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Carborane Thiol-modified Gold Surfaces. A Study and Comparison of Modified Cluster and Flat Surfaces. 12th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBORON-XII). 2005.
imeboron_xii_2005_t_base_talk.pdf (2.19 MB)
imeboron_xii_2005_t_base_abstract.pdf (184.38 KB)

