aDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
bSchool of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NH, UK
Abstract:
27Al MAS NMR has been used to study a sol–gel prepared alumina annealed at various temperatures. Two-field simulation of the sample heated to 1200 °C confirmed the presence of corundum, as suggested by XRD, and also the presence of nanocrystalline θ-Al2O3. 27Al MAS NMR chemical shifts, quadrupolar coupling constants and asymmetry parameters are reported for the tetrahedral and octahedral aluminium sites within θ-Al2O3.