金刚石表面纳米尺度水分子的相变观测

水是自然界中最重要的物质之一,研究界面或受限体系的水分子动力学具有重要的科学意义.近些年新兴的基于氮-空位(NV)色心的纳米磁共振技术可以同时观测纳米尺度的核磁信号和温度.本文利用单个NV色心成功探测到金刚石表面纳米尺度水分子分别在固态和液态条件下的核磁信号,并通过改变温度成功观测到该纳米尺度水层的固-液相变.实验结果表明,基于NV色心的核磁共振技术可以有效地探测纳米尺度物质的结构和动力学行为,为纳米尺度受限体系相关科学的研究提供新的探测手段.     

Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5P3O12/高分子固体电解质表界面结构与分子运动的固体NMR研究

相对于传统锂离子电池,全固态锂电池具有安全性能高、循环寿命长、能量密度高等优点,是目前锂电池研究领域的热点之一．作为全固态锂电池的核心组成部分,固体电解质是实现全固态锂电池高性能的关键材料．本文设计了一种高分子-锂盐-陶瓷的复合物固体电解质．通过多种固体核磁共振（NMR）方法研究了该材料中高分子-陶瓷的界面层结构和界面高分子链段的分子运动．     

高聚物微观结构的固体NMR研究

核磁共振波谱是研究高聚物结构和动力学的有效手段,特别是固体高分辨NMR实验方法的不断发展及谱仪技术的进步,使这方面的研究不断深入. 文中简述了若干固体高分辨NMR技术在固态高聚物结构研究中的应用和重要进展. 部分实验工作在Varian UNITYplus 400MHz NMR谱仪的固体单元上完成.     

先进固体NMR技术研究高分子结构与动力学

随着固体NMR理论和谱仪硬件技术的不断发展,近年来固体NMR技术在高分子多尺度结构与动力学研究领域中正发挥着越来越重要的作用. 多脉冲及高速魔角旋转（MAS）等质子高分辨技术的发展使得高灵敏度的¹H谱可有效地用于高分子化学结构与链间相互作用的检测;基于化学键（J-耦合）相关和通过空间（偶极耦合）相互作用的各种二维异核相关谱NMR新技术,使得复杂高分子的链结构得以严格解析. 基于MAS下同核和异核偶极-偶极相互作用、化学位移各向异性等各向异性相互作用重聚的系列新技术,使得研究者可在采用高分辨¹H或¹³C 检测信号的同时检测准静态下的各向异性相互作用,进而获得与之密切相关的结构和动力学信息. 通过质子偶极滤波技术可有效检测多相聚合物中的界面相与相区尺寸、高分子共混物中的相容性等问题. 在动力学的研究中,通过质子间自旋扩散的有效压制技术和化学位移各向异性的重聚,目前已经可以有效地获取链段上单个化学键的快速局域运动以及链段的超慢分子运动. 上述丰富的多尺度NMR技术可以使研究者在不同空间和时间尺度上对高分子聚合物的微观结构、相分离和动力学行为等进行详细的研究,进而阐明高分子微观结构与宏观性能的关联. 该文以固体NMR中最主要的2类核（¹H和¹³C）的检测技术为主线,简单介绍近年来固体NMR领域的一些最新研究进展及其在高分子结构和动力学研究中的应用.     

PVPh/PEO共混物动力学演化过程的NMR研究

聚合物共混物中链段的慢取向运动与其玻璃化转变行为和宏观力学性质密切关联,而基于化学位移各向异性重聚的~(13)C CODEX(centerband-only detection of exchange)固体核磁共振(SSNMR)技术能够有效表征共混物中链段的慢取向运动.该文利用~(13)C CODEX NMR技术详细研究了相容性聚合物共混物聚乙烯基苯酚/聚氧乙烯(PVPh/PEO)中的刚性组分PVPh在较宽温度范围内的慢取向运动特性与玻璃化转变过程的关联.研究表明,在玻璃化转变起始温度以下,PVPh主链的分子运动被冻结,而侧基存在b-松弛的慢取向运动;在玻璃化转变起始温度附近,PVPh主链具有明显的慢取向运动,而且主链和侧基是一种协同的分子运动.该文利用NMR技术揭示了共混物中的玻璃化转变起止温度分别对应于高分子主链慢取向运动CODEX信号的开始和极大值处的温度.     

固体丁酸类代谢物13C化学位移的结构依赖性

丁酸类代谢物广泛存在于动物、植物和微生物中,且具有多种重要的生理功能,但它们的固体核磁共振参数、分子动力学性质及其结构依赖性并未得到清楚的认识. 该文使用高分辨交叉极化与魔角旋转核磁共振（¹³C CPMAS）实验技术,分析了一系列固体丁酸类代谢物的¹³C化学位移, 发现了这些代谢物的¹³C化学位移与其分子结构的一些相关性规律. 另外还发现,固体丁酸类代谢物与其在溶液中的¹³C化学位移有显著的差异. 这些代谢物中甲基参与的疏水作用以及羟基、氨基和羧基参与的氢键作用均对其化学位移大小有重要的影响. 上述结果为认识代谢物的结构和功能以及功能对结构的依赖性提供了重要信息.     

All-atom Molecular Dynamic Simulations and NMR Spectra Study on Intermolecular Interactionsof N,N-dimethylacetamide-Water System

采用分子动力学模拟方法结合核磁共振化学位移系统研究了N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMA)水溶液体系全浓度范围的弱相互作用. 并对动力学模拟结果和核磁共振化学位移进行了比较. 径向分布函数表明体系中强氢键和C-H···O弱相互作用并存. 氢键网络分析体现了DMA水溶液结构中存在着不同的溶液结构区域. 随浓度和温度变化核磁共振化学位移值用于研究形成氢键的变化情况,并和模拟得到的结果进行比较,模拟和实验结果得到了较好的吻合.     

固体核磁共振技术研究金属氧化物类固体酸催化剂的酸碱性

固体核磁共振技术是研究固体催化剂酸碱性的有效工具.本文主要介绍了本课题组利用固体核磁共振技术进行固体酸催化剂酸碱性研究的进展,包括吸附水分子对金属氧化物表面酸性质影响的研究,以及结合酸碱探针分子共吸附表征方法对金属氧化物表面酸碱性的研究,对固体核磁共振技术定性和定量分析固体催化剂的酸碱性提出了一些新的见解.     

高分子材料与固体NMR

凝聚态NMR是高分子材料研究中最重要的一项技术,它给出分子水平的信息来解释高分子构象、形态、分子运动与物性的关系。本文简单介绍了在不同领域的高分子固体NMR研究中取得的成果及今后的展望。     

固体核磁共振研究淀粉样蛋白纤维的进展

淀粉样蛋白纤维是一类纤维状的蛋白质聚集体,与多种蛋白质沉积疾病相关. 对淀粉样蛋白纤维结构的研究,有助于人们从分子水平上阐述其形成机理, 提供相关疾病预防或治疗的依据. 由于淀粉样蛋白纤维不可溶、非结晶,因此液体核磁共振和X-射线衍射等方法对这类体系的应用受限,而固体核磁共振被认为是研究这类体系最具前景的技术. 该综述介绍了固体核磁共振解析蛋白质结构的方法及其应用于淀粉样蛋白纤维体系的研究进展.     

Fast magic-angle spinning proton NMR studies of polymers at surfaces and interfaces

Solid-state proton NMR with fast magic-angle sample spinning has been used to study the structure and dynamics of polymers and the water interface in porous glass composites. The composites were prepared by photopolymerization of poly(ethyl acrylate) and other acrylate formulations in a high surface-area rigid glass matrix with 40-A interconnected pores. High resolution solid-state proton spectra were obtained for polymer films and composites with 15 kHz magic-angle sample spinning at temperatures above the polymer glass transition temperature. The solid-state proton spectra can be detected with high sensitivity and used to determine the composition of polymer and water filling the pores. These results and spin diffusion studies using 1H-29Si 2D heteronuclear correlation and wideline separation NMR show that the polymer fills the central 30 A of the pore, and that the remaining volume is filled with surface hydroxyl groups and water.     

Superslow Backbone Protein Dynamics as Studied by 1D Solid-State MAS Exchange NMR Spectroscopy

Superslow backbone dynamics of the protein barstar and the polypeptide polyglycine was studied by means of a solid-state MAS 1D exchange NMR method (time-reverse ODESSA) that can detect reorientation of nuclei carrying anisotropic chemical shift tensors. Experiments were performed on carbonyl 13C in polyglycine (natural abundance) and backbone 15N nuclei in uniformly 15N-enriched barstar within a wide range of temperatures in dry and wet powders for both samples. Two exchange processes were observed in the experiments: molecular reorientation and spin diffusion. Experimental conditions that are necessary to separate these two processes are discussed on a quantitative level. It was revealed that the wet protein undergoes molecular motion in the millisecond range of correlation times, whereas in dry protein and polyglycine molecular reorientations could not be detected. The correlation time of the motion in the wet barstar at room temperature is 50-100 ms; the activation energy is about 80 kJ/mol. Previously, protein motions with such a long correlation time could be observed only by methods detecting chemical exchange in solution (e.g., hydrogen exchange). The application of solid-state MAS exchange spectroscopy provides new opportunities in studying slow biomolecular dynamics that is important for the biological function of proteins.     

Acoustic dispersion near structural phase transitions

We show on various examples, that elastic constant measurements provide a valuable tool for studying the dynamics of solids near phase transitions. Many experimental methods used in the investigation of phase transitions (NMR, neutron scattering, etc.) are able to give information on the dynamics, but in different regions of q- and ω-space, thereby probing different dynamical processes.

A comparison of the dynamics obtained from the elastic measurements with other techniques (NMR) demonstrates this very clearly for the cases of KSCN and C_60.     

固体核磁共振魔角旋转条件下的定量交叉极化技术(英文)

交叉极化与魔角旋转结合（CP/MAS）的方法已经成为增强固体核磁共振（NMR）检测灵敏度最重要的技术之一.CP/MAS技术的应用大大提高了固体NMR谱图的采集效率.然而,I-S偶极耦合作用、旋转坐标系下的自旋-晶格弛豫、分子运动,以及样品中丰核的分布情况等因素,通常会导致CP/MAS谱图失去定量作用.近年来,多个研究组通过改进或者设计新型固体NMR脉冲序列,获得了基于CP的可用于定量分析的固体NMR谱图.本综述首先简要介绍了CP及CP动力学,随后介绍了一系列基于CP的定量固体NMR信号增强技术,具体包括ramped-amplitude CP（RAMP-CP）、multiple-contact CP、quantification of CP（QCP）、Lee-Goldburg frequency modulated CP（LG-FMCP）和quantitative CP（QUCP）.     

A multiscale coupling method for the modeling of dynamics of solids with application to brittle cracks

We present a multiscale model for numerical simulations of dynamics of crystalline solids. The method combines the continuum nonlinear elasto-dynamics model, which models the stress waves and physical loading conditions, and molecular dynamics model, which provides the nonlinear constitutive relation and resolves the atomic structures near local defects. The coupling of the two models is achieved based on a general framework for multiscale modeling – the heterogeneous multiscale method (HMM). We derive an explicit coupling condition at the atomistic/continuum interface. Application to the dynamics of brittle cracks under various loading conditions is presented as test examples.     

Anisotropic relaxation and motion of half-integer quadrupole nuclei studied by central transition nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

An efficient theoretical formalism and advanced experimental methods are presented for studying the effects of anisotropic molecular motion and relaxation on solid-state central transition NMR spectra of half-integer quadrupole nuclei. The theoretical formalism is based on density operator algebra and involves the stochastic Liouville–von Neumann equation. In this approach the nuclear spin interactions are represented by the Hamiltonian while the motion is described by a discrete stochastic operator. The nuclear spin interactions fluctuate randomly in the presence of molecular motion. These fluctuations may stimulate the relaxation of the system and are represented by a discrete relaxation operator. This is derived from second-order perturbation theory and involves the spectral densities of the system. Although the relaxation operator is valid only for small time intervals it may be used recursively to obtain the density operator at any time. The spectral densities are allowed to be explicitly time dependent making the approach valid for all motional regimes. The formalism has been applied to simulate partially relaxed central transition ¹⁷O NMR spectra of representative model systems. The results have revealed that partially relaxed central transition lineshapes are defined not only by the nuclear spin interactions but also by anisotropic motion and relaxation. This has formed the basis for the development of central transition spin-echo and inversion-recovery NMR experiments for investigating molecular motion in solids. As an example we have acquired central transition spin-echo and inversion-recovery ¹⁷O NMR spectra of polycrystalline cristobalite (SiO₂) at temperatures both below and above the α–β phase transition. It is found that the oxygen atoms exhibit slow motion in α-cristobalite. This motion has no significant effects on the fully relaxed lineshapes but may be monitored by studying the partially relaxed spectra. The α–β phase transition is characterized by structural and motional changes involving a slight increase in the Si–O–Si bond angle and a substantial increase in the mobility of the oxygen atoms. The increase in the Si–O–Si angle is supported by the results of ¹⁷O and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. The oxygen motion is shown to be orders of magnitude faster in β-cristobalite resulting in much faster relaxation and characteristic lineshapes. The measured oscillation frequencies are consistent with the rigid unit mode model. This shows that solid-state NMR and lattice dynamics simulations agree and may be used in combination to provide more detailed models of solid materials.     

生物大分子多尺度理论和计算方法

分子模拟是研究生物大分子的重要手段. 过去二十年来, 人们将分子模拟与实验研究相结合, 揭示出生物大分子结构和动力学方面的诸多重要性质. 传统分子模拟主要采用全原子分子模型或各种粗粒化的分子模型. 在实际应用中, 传统分子模拟方法通常存在精度或效率瓶颈, 一定程度上限制了其应用范围. 近年来, 多尺度分子模型越来越受到人们的关注. 多尺度分子模型基于统计力学原理, 将全原子模型和粗粒化模型相耦合, 有望克服传统分子模拟方法中的精度/效率瓶颈, 进而拓展分子模拟在生物大分子研究中的应用范围. 根据模型之间的耦合方式, 近年来发展起来的多尺度分子模拟方法可归纳为如下四种类型: 混合分辨多尺度模型、并行耦合多尺度模型、单向耦合多尺度模型、以及自学习多尺度模型. 本文将对上述四类多尺度模型做简要介绍, 并讨论其主要优缺点、应用范围以及进一步发展方向.     

"Cooking the sample": radiofrequency induced heating during solid-state NMR experiments

Dissipation of radiofrequency (RF) energy as heat during continuous wave decoupling in solid-state NMR experiment was examined outside the conventional realm of such phenomena. A significant temperature increase could occur while performing dynamic NMR measurements provided the sample contains polar molecules and the sequence calls for relatively long applications of RF power. It was shown that the methyl flip motion in dimethylsulfone (DMS) is activated by the decoupling RF energy conversion to heat during a CODEX pulse sequence. This introduced a significant bias in the correlation time–temperature dependency measurement used to obtain the activation energy of the motion. By investigating the dependency of the temperature increase in hydrated lead nitrate on experimental parameters during high-power decoupling one-pulse experiments, the mechanisms for the RF energy deposition was identified. The samples were heated due to dissipation of the energy absorbed by dielectric losses, a phenomenon commonly known as “microwave” heating. It was thus established that during solid-state NMR experiments at moderate B₀ fields, RF heating could lead to the heating of samples containing polar molecules such as hydrated polymers and inorganic solids. In particular, this could result in systematic errors for slow dynamics measurements by solid-state NMR.