Functionalization-induced changes in the structural and physical properties of amorphous polyaniline: A first-principles and molecular dynamics study

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Chen, X P ^a,b,c   Liang, Q H ^b   Jiang, J K ^b   Wong, Cell K Y ^d   Leung, Stanley Y Y ^d   Ye, H Y ^a,d   Yang, D G ^b   Ren, T L ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Changzhou Institute of Technology Research for Solid State Lighting   (China)

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EID: 84957598151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep20621     Document Type: Article

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