Study on the Single-Crystal Elastic Properties of Zeolites by Brillouin Scattering (CAT#: STEM-ST-0118-YJL)

Introduction

Zeolites are both naturally occurring aluminosilicate minerals and important synthetic materials. They crystallize in a variety of low-density framework nanostructures built from corner-connected
Al,SiO4 tetrahedra which define a narrow size distribution of pores and channels with molecular dimensions. These pores contain charge-balancing cations and molecular water. The increasing interest surrounding zeolite structures derives from their widespread industrial applications, such as pollution control, radioactive waste disposal, gas purification, and petroleum production. These applications make use of the unique physicochemical properties of zeolites, including selective ionic exchange, catalysis, and related molecular sieve properties.