INOR 889 |
| In recent years, considerable work has been carried out on the single crystalline properties of zeolites, in particular, in an attempt to find zeolites which exhibit negative Poisson's ratio (auxetic behavior), i.e. the ability to get fatter when uniaxially stretched, or exhibit negative thermal expansion, i.e. the ability of shrinking when heated. Here we discuss modeling and experimental work which suggests highly anomalous thermal and mechanical behavior such as negative Poisson's ratios and thermal shrinkage upon dehydration. We also discuss the various benefits associated with having materials exhibiting such anomalous behavior. |
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General Inorganic Chemistry
1:30 PM-5:20 PM, Wednesday, August 22, 2007 BCEC -- 212, Oral
Division of Inorganic Chemistry |