Behaviour of water molecules in Nafion 117 for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell by molecular dynamics simulation

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 34, Issue 10-15, 2008, Pages 1237-1244

  Oh, Kyung Su ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Park, Seungho ^a  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics simulation; Nafion 117; PEMFC; Self diffusion coefficients; Voronoi tessellation; Water

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MONOMERS; NANOFLUIDICS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NAFION 117; PEMFC; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; VORONOI TESSELLATION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 56749168994     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802191941     Document Type: Article

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