Molecular dynamics simulations of water sorption in a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 12649-12660

  Daly, Kevin B ^a   Benziger, Jay B ^a   Debenedetti, Pablo G ^a   Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COORDINATION SHELLS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; HYDROPHILIC CLUSTERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PERCOLATION TRANSITION; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES; WATER SORPTION ISOTHERMS;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; HYDRATION; ISOTHERMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; SORPTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHAINS;

EID: 84886920383     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405440r     Document Type: Article

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