Competition between hydrogen bonding and electric field in single-file transport of water in carbon nanotubes

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-25

  Figueras, Luis ^a   Faraudo, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; molecular dynamics; water transport

Indexed keywords

1D STRUCTURES; FIELD INTENSITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; WATER PERMEATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

HYDROGEN BONDS;

EID: 84857219337     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.599032     Document Type: Article

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