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Title: Structure and capacitance of an electric double layer of an asymmetric valency dimer electrolyte: A comparison of the density functional theory with Monte Carlo simulations

Journal Article · · Journal of Molecular Liquids
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  1. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
  2. Univ. of Puerto Rico, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
  3. Adam Mickiewicz Univ. of Poznan, Poznan (Poland)
  4. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; ERKCC61
OSTI ID:
1399239
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1388371; OSTI ID: 1413809
Journal Information:
Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol. 228, Issue C; ISSN 0167-7322
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 18 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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