Aggregation of rod-like polyelectrolyte chains in the presence of monovalent counterions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Varghese, Anoop ^a   Rajesh, R ^a   Vemparala, Satyavani ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTER OF MASS; COUNTERIONS; CRITICAL VALUE; FLEXIBLE POLYELECTROLYTES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOVALENT COUNTERIONS; POLYELECTROLYTE CHAIN; POTENTIAL OF MEAN FORCE; REACTION COORDINATES; VALENCIES;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

IONS;

EID: 84871963970     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4771920     Document Type: Article

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