Anion-conductive multiblock aromatic copolymer membranes: Structure-property relationships

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 15468-15477

  Park, Doh Yeon ^a   Kohl, Paul A ^a   Beckham, Haskell W ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION CONDUCTIVITY; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; AROMATIC COPOLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MULTIBLOCK CO-POLYMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXOMETRY; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

COPOLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; OLIGOMERS; POLYMERS; RELAXATION TIME;

IONS;

EID: 84881227263     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311987v     Document Type: Article

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