Evaluation and selection of sensing materials for carbon dioxide (CO 2) sensor by molecular modeling

We report a molecular modeling study to evaluate and select conducting polymers (CPs) as the sensing materials of carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor. The interaction between polymer and gas and the adsorption of the gas molecules in the polymer matrix are investigated. Polymers considered for this work include emeraldine base polyaniline (EB-PANI) and...

Validation of forcefields in predicting the physical and thermophysical properties of emeraldine base polyaniline

We report a molecular modelling study to validate the forcefields [condensed-phase optimised molecular potentials for atomistic simulation studies (COMPASS) and polymer-consistent forcefield (PCFF)] in predicting the physical and thermophysical properties of polymers. This work comprises of two key steps: (1) generating and validating the...