Simulating hydrogen-bond structure and dynamics in glassy solids composed of imidazole oligomers

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 27, 2014, Pages 7609-7617

  Harvey, Jacob A ^a   Auerbach, Scott M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; SOLVENTS;

HYDROGEN BOND NETWORKS; HYDROGEN BONDED CLUSTERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORIENTATIONAL CORRELATIONS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDER PARAMETERS; REORIENTATION DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL EXCITATION; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84904343556     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500671t     Document Type: Article

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