The effect of different environments on Nafion degradation: Quantum mechanics study

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 437, Issue , 2013, Pages 276-285

  Yu, Ted H ^a   Liu, Wei Guang ^a   Sha, Yao ^a   Merinov, Boris V ^a   Shirvanian, Pezhman ^b   Goddard, William A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

DFT; Nafion; Radical reactions

Indexed keywords

DFT; FUNCTIONALS; NAFION; POLYMER MAIN CHAIN; POLYMER SIDE-CHAINS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); RADICAL REACTIONS; SULFONIC ACID;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTION KINETICS; VAPORS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ELECTROLYTE; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FUEL; NAFION; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 84876324170     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.02.060     Document Type: Article

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