Effect of cations on the TiO2/acetonitrile interface structure: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 10589-10596

  Kislenko, Sergey A ^a   Amirov, Ravil H ^a   Samoylov, Igor S ^a  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE MOLECULES; ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFECTIVE DIPOLE MOMENTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; REVERSIBLE ADSORPTION;

ACETONITRILE; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; LITHIUM; MOLECULES; POSITIVE IONS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84878149361     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4023822     Document Type: Article

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