On the positional and orientational order of water and methanol around indole: a study on the microscopic origin of

Andres Henao1, Andrew J Johnston2, Elvira Guàrdia3

  • 1Grup de Caracterització de Materials, Departament de Física, ETSEIB, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. luis.carlos.pardo@upc.edu and Grup de Simulació per Ordinador en Matèria Condensada, Departament de Física, B4-B5 Campus Nord, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, E-08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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