Surface functionalization

Self-Assembled Monolayers of n-Alkanethiols Suppress Hydrogen Evolution and Increase the Efficiency of Rechargeable Iron Battery Electrodes
Souradip Malkhandi , Bo Yang , Aswin K. Manohar , G. K. Surya Prakash , and S. R. Narayanan http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ja3095119




This work describes the importance of surface passivation of iron.  Thiols do a good job, but could other ligands do better?