Nanoscale Structure and Morphology of Sulfonated Polyphenylenes via Atomistic Simulations

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 1184 - 1192
• Main Authors: Abbott, Lauren J, Frischknecht, Amalie L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 14.02.2017
• Subjects: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

We performed atomistic simulations on a series of sulfonated polyphenylenes systematically varying the degree of sulfonation and water content to determine their effect on the nanoscale structure, particularly for the hydrophilic domains formed by the ionic groups and water molecules. We found that...