SWING and zeolites

Video in French - Zeolites, which were discovered in 1756 by a Swedish mineralogist, are rocks capable of separating molecules according to their size. The SWING beamline is proving well suited for monitoring the growth mechanisms and crystallisation of these nanomaterials.

Nanotechnology - Feel free to watch our other videos (in French) on this topic:

1/ What is a nanometre?

2/ The nanoworld

3/ Singular properties of nanoparticles

4/ Giant magnetoresistance (GMR)

5/ The scanning tunnelling microscope

6/ The nanoworld at SOLEIL

7/ SAMBA and soft chemistry

8/ SWING and zeolites

9/ TEMPO and molecular grafting 

10/ CASSIOPEE and tunnel junctions