Self-assembly in nafion membranes upon hydration: Water mobility and adsorption isotherms

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 38, 2014, Pages 11353-11364

  Vishnyakov, Aleksey ^a   Neimark, Alexander V ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAFION MEMBRANE; WATER MOBILITY;

EID: 84907452213     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504975u     Document Type: Article

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