Modeling the self-aggregation of small AOT reverse micelles from first-principles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 170-174

  Marchi, Massimo ^a   Abel, Stéphane ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES DE SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

AGGREGATION NUMBERS; AOT REVERSE MICELLES; ATOMISTIC POTENTIAL; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; LOW WATER-CONTENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RADIUS OF GYRATION; REVERSE MICELLES;

MICELLES;

EID: 84939146124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5023619     Document Type: Article

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