The transport of an ion through a channel formed by a helical electroactive polymer

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 649-659

  O'Farrell, Robert ^a   O'Dwyer, Sadhbh ^a   Morton Blake, D A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Activated ion transport; Diffusion; Helical channel; Migration; Poly(3 octylthiophene)

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DIFFUSION; OXIDATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TORSIONAL STRESS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATED ION TRANSPORT; HELICAL CHANNELS; ION MIGRATION; POLY(3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE);

IONIC CONDUCTION;

EID: 11144350165     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020410001715355     Document Type: Article

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