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Enhanced replica exchange reactive Monte Carlo simulations for constructing zeolite frameworks

Cecilia BoresDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.View further author information
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Scott M. AuerbachDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.;Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Peter A. MonsonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 453-462 | Received 17 Jul 2017, Accepted 24 Oct 2017, Published online: 21 Nov 2017

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