Modeling ring/chain equilibrium in nanoconfined sulfur

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 3911-3916

  Begum, Fatema ^a   Sarker, Rakibul H ^b   Simon, Sindee L ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b MARIETTA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; ENTROPY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; NANOPORES; THERMODYNAMICS;

LITERATURE DATA; MOLECULAR SIZE; NANOCONFINEMENTS; NANOPORE SIZE; SPHERICAL PORES; STRONG CONFINEMENT;

SULFUR;

EID: 84876238511     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400145n     Document Type: Article

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