Mechanism of proton transport in ionic-liquid-doped perfluorosulfonic acid membranes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 14449-14456

  Kumar, Milan ^a   Venkatnathan, Arun ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELL APPLICATION; NEUTRAL MOLECULES; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANES; PROTON ABSTRACTION; PROTON CONDUCTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; PROTON-TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY CALCULATIONS;

ETHANOLAMINES; IONIC LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; PROTON TRANSFER; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

TRIETHANOLAMINE;

EID: 84888633353     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408352w     Document Type: Article

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