Confinement-induced polymerization of ethylene

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2134-2139

  Ramirez Caballero, Gustavo E ^b   Mathkari, Ashish ^a   Balbuena, Perla B ^a,b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CONTROLLED POLYMERIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DIMERIZATION REACTIONS; ELECTRON DONORS; ETHYLENE MOLECULES; METAL SURFACES; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; POLYMER CHAINS; RADICAL ANIONS; SURFACE SEPARATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 79952663224     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp1097124     Document Type: Article

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