5- and 6-pulse electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) of multi-nuclear spin systems

In 3-pulse ESEEM and the original 4-pulse HYSCORE, nuclei with large modulation depth (k approximately 1) suppress spectral peaks from nuclei with weak modulations (k approximately 0). This cross suppression can impede the detection of the latter nuclei, which are often the ones of interest. We show that two extended pulse sequences, 5-pulse ESEEM and 6-pulse HYSCORE, can be used as experimental alternatives that suffer less strongly from the cross suppression and allow to recover signals of k approximately 0 nuclei in the presence of k approximately 1 nuclei. In the extended sequences, modulations from k approximately 0 nuclei are strongly enhanced. In addition, multi-quantum transitions are absent which simplifies the spectra. General analytical expressions for the modulation signals in these sequences are derived and discussed. Numerical simulations and experimental spectra that demonstrate the higher sensitivity of the extended pulse sequences are presented.     

Development of a 3-D, multi-nuclear continuous wave NMR imaging system

The development of a 3-D, multi-nuclear continuous wave NMR imaging (CW-NMRI) system is described and its imaging capability is demonstrated on a range of materials exhibiting extremely short T(2) relaxation values. A variety of radiofrequency resonators were constructed and incorporated into a new gradient and field offset coil assembly, while the overall system design was modified to minimise microphonic noise which was present in an earlier prototype system. The chemically combined (27)Al in a high temperature refractory cement was imaged, and the CW-NMRI system was found to be sensitive to small differences in (27)Al content in these samples. The penetration of (23)Na in salt water into samples of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) was investigated, with enhanced uptake observed for samples with larger pore size distributions. The solid (13)C component in a carbonated cement sample was also imaged, as were the (7)Li nuclei in a sample of powdered Li(2)CO(3). A spatial resolution of 1mm was measured in an image of a rigid polymeric material exhibiting a principal T( *)(2) value of 16.3 micros. Finally, a high-resolution 3-D image of this rigid polymer is presented.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and magnetism of a three-dimensional Mn(II) coordination polymers with 2,5-dimethylpyrazine-1,4-dioxide as bridging ligand

A novel three-dimensional Mn(II) coordination polymer, {[Mn(μ_1,6-dmpzdo)₃]?·?(ClO₄)₂} _n , has been synthesized with 2,5-dimethylpyrazine-1,4-dioxide (dmpzdo) as a bridging ligand and its crystal structure determined by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in a trigonal system with a space group R-3 and a?=?11.6672(14), b?=?11.6672(14), c?=?16.652(4)?Å. In the complex each Mn(II) is coordinated by six μ_1,6-dmpzdo bridging ligands and each μ_1,6-dmpzdo bridging ligand coordinates two Mn(II) ions, forming a three-dimensional structure. The variable temperature (4–300?K) magnetic susceptibility data gave the magnetic coupling constant 2J?=??0.30?cm^?1.