Proton hopping in phosphoric acid solvated nafion membrane: A molecular simulation study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 6357-6363

  Yan, Liuming ^a   Zhu, Suhua ^a   Ji, Xiaobo ^a   Lu, Wencong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTONS;

HYDROPHILIC SUBPHASEES; HYDROPHOBIC CLUSTERS; PROTON HOPPING; PROTON IONIZATION; SULFONIC ACID;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 34347332297     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp071005m     Document Type: Article

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