Effect of uranyl ion concentration on structure and dynamics of aqueous uranyl solution: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 14373-14381

  Chopra, Manish ^a   Choudhury, Niharendu ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; SOLVATION; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

MEAN SQUARED DISPLACEMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORIENTATIONAL DYNAMICS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; TRANSLATIONAL DYNAMICS; TRANSLATIONAL MOBILITIES;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84916930370     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp506477s     Document Type: Article

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