{"title":"Corrigendum to “Implanted-ion β NMR: A new probe for nanoscience” [Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. 68-69 (2015) 1–12]","authors":"W.A. MacFarlane","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101886","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 101886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9983841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating particle size effects on NMR spectra of ions diffusing in porous carbons through a mesoscopic model","authors":"Anagha Sasikumar , Céline Merlet","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Characterizing ion adsorption and diffusion in porous carbons is essential to understand the performance of such materials in a range of key technologies such as energy storage and capacitive deionisation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique to get insights in these systems thanks to its ability to distinguish between bulk and adsorbed species and to its sensitivity to dynamic phenomena. Nevertheless, a clear interpretation of the experimental results is sometimes rendered difficult by the various factors affecting </span>NMR spectra<span>. A mesoscopic model to predict NMR spectra of ions diffusing in carbon particles is adapted to include dynamic exchange between the intra-particle space and the bulk electrolyte surrounding the particle. A systematic study of the particle size effect on the NMR spectra for different distributions of magnetic environments in the porous carbons is conducted. The model demonstrates the importance of considering a range of magnetic environments, instead of a single chemical shift value corresponding to adsorbed species, and of including a range of exchange rates (between in and out of the particle), instead of a single timescale, to predict realistic NMR spectra. Depending on the </span></span>pore size distribution<span> of the carbon particle and the ratio between bulk and adsorbed species, both the NMR linewidth and peak positions can be largely influenced by the particle size.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 101883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9984738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of the mutual orientation between proton CSA tensors mediated through band-selective 1H–1H recoupling under fast MAS","authors":"Takeshi Kobayashi , Yusuke Nishiyama , Manoj Kumar Pandey","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101874","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The mutual orientation of nuclear spin interaction tensors provides critical information on the conformation and arrangement of molecules in chemicals, materials, and biological systems at an atomic level. Proton is a ubiquitous and important element in a variety of substances, and its NMR is highly sensitive due to their virtually 100% natural abundance and large gyromagnetic ratio. Nevertheless, the measurement of mutual orientation between the </span><sup>1</sup><span>H CSA tensors has remained largely untouched in the past due to strong </span><sup>1</sup>H–<sup>1</sup><span>H homonuclear interactions in a dense network of protons. In this study, we have developed a proton-detected 3D </span><sup>1</sup>H CSA/<sup>1</sup>H CSA/<sup>1</sup>H CS correlation method that utilizes three techniques to manage homonuclear interactions, namely fast magic-angle spinning, windowless <em>C</em>-symmetry-based CSA recoupling (windowless-ROCSA), and a band-selective <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>1</sup><span>H polarization transfer. The asymmetric </span><sup>1</sup>H CSA/<sup>1</sup>H CSA correlated powder patterns produced by the C-symmetry-based methods are highly sensitive to the sign and asymmetry parameter of the <sup>1</sup>H CSA, and the Euler angle <em>β</em> as compared to the symmetric pattern obtained by the existing <em>γ</em>-encoded <em>R</em>-symmetry-based CSA/CSA correlation methods and allows a larger spectral area for data fitting. These features are beneficial for determining the mutual orientation between the nuclear spin interaction tensors with improved accuracy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 101874"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49866177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Site-specific protein backbone deuterium 2Hα quadrupolar patterns by proton-detected quadruple-resonance 3D 2HαcαNH MAS NMR spectroscopy","authors":"Ümit Akbey","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101861","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel deuterium-excited and proton-detected quadruple-resonance three-dimensional (3D) <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub>c<sub>α</sub><span><span>NH MAS </span>nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method is presented to obtain site-specific </span><sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub><span> deuterium quadrupolar couplings from protein backbone, as an extension to the 2D version of the experiment reported earlier. Proton-detection results in high sensitivity compared to the heteronuclei detection methods. Utilizing four independent radiofrequency (RF) channels (quadruple-resonance), we managed to excite the </span><sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub>, then transfer deuterium polarization to its attached C<sub>α</sub><span>, followed by polarization transfers to the neighboring backbone nitrogen and then to the amide proton for detection. This experiment results in an easy to interpret HSQC-like 2D </span><sup>1</sup>H–<sup>15</sup><span>N fingerprint NMR spectrum, which contains site-specific deuterium quadrupolar patterns in the indirect third dimension. Provided that four-channel NMR probe technology is available, the setup of the </span><sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub>c<sub>α</sub>NH experiment is relatively straightforward, by using low power deuterium excitation and polarization transfer schemes we have been developing. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a quadruple-resonance MAS NMR experiment to link <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub> quadrupolar couplings to proton-detection, extending our previous triple-resonance demonstrations. Distortion-free excitation and polarization transfer of ∼160–170 kHz <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub><span> quadrupolar coupling were presented by using a deuterium RF strength of ∼20 kHz. From these </span><sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub> patterns, an average backbone order parameter of S = 0.92 was determined on a deuterated SH3 sample, with an average η = 0.22. These indicate that SH3 backbone represents sizable dynamics in the microsecond timescale where the <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub> lineshape is sensitive. Moreover, site-specific <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub> T<sub>1</sub> relaxation times were obtained for a proof of concept. This 3D <sup>2</sup>H<sub>α</sub>c<sub>α</sub>NH NMR experiment has the potential to determine structure and dynamics of perdeuterated proteins by utilizing deuterium as a novel reporter.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 101861"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49858070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eugeny Kryukov , Alexander Karabanov , Denis Langlais , Dinu Iuga , Rupert Reckless , Jeremy Good
{"title":"Cryogen-free 400 MHz (9.4 T) solid state MAS NMR system with liquid state NMR potential","authors":"Eugeny Kryukov , Alexander Karabanov , Denis Langlais , Dinu Iuga , Rupert Reckless , Jeremy Good","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101873","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101873","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>We show that the temporal magnetic field distortion generated by the Cold Head operation can be removed and high quality Solid-State Magic Angle Spinning </span>NMR results can be obtained with a cryogen-free magnet. The compact design of the cryogen-free magnets allows for the probe to be inserted either from the bottom (as in most NMR systems) or, more conveniently, from the top. The magnetic field settling time can be made as short as an hour after a field ramp. Therefore, a single cryogen-free magnet can be used at different fixed fields. The magnetic field can be changed every day without compromising the measurement resolution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 101873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9604606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indirectly detected satellite-transition quadrupolar NMR via progressive saturation of the proton reservoir","authors":"Tamar Wolf , Anna Eden-Kossoy , Lucio Frydman","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101862","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101862","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Static satellite-transitions (ST) NMR<span><span> line shapes from half-integer quadrupolar nuclei could be very informative: they can deliver insight about local motions over a wide range of timescales, and can report on small changes in the local electronic environments as reflected by variations in the quadrupolar parameters. Satellite transitions, however, are typically “invisible” for half-integer quadrupolar nuclei due to their sheer breadth, leading to low signal-to-noise ratio –especially for unreceptive low-gamma or dilute quadrupolar nuclei. Very recently we have introduced a method for enhancing the NMR sensitivity of unreceptive X nuclei in static solids dubbed </span>PROgressive Saturation of the Proton Reservoir (PROSPR), which opens the possibility of magnifying the signals from such spins by repeatedly imprinting frequency-selective X-driven depolarizations on the much more sensitive </span></span><sup>1</sup><span>H NMR signal. Here, we show that PROSPR's efficacy is high enough for enabling the detection of static ST NMR for challenging species like </span><sup>35</sup>Cl, <sup>33</sup>S and even <sup>17</sup>O –all at natural-abundance. The ensuing ST-PROSPR NMR experiment thus opens new approaches to probe ultra-wideline (6–8 MHz wide) spectra. These highly pronounced anisotropies can in turn deliver new vistas about dynamic changes in solids, as here illustrated by tracking ST line shapes as a function of temperature during thermally-driven events.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 101862"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9596666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the applicability of cosine-modulated pulses for high-resolution solid-state NMR of quadrupolar nuclei with spin > 3/2","authors":"Akiko Sasaki , Julien Trébosc , Hiroki Nagashima , Jean-Paul Amoureux","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101863","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101863","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>In MQMAS-based high-resolution solid-state NMR experiments of half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei, the high radiofrequency (RF) field requirement for the MQ excitation and conversion steps with two hard-pulses is often a sensitivity limiting factor in many practical applications. Recently, the use of two cosine-modulated (cos) low-power (lp) pulses, lasting one-rotor period each, was successfully introduced for efficient MQ excitation and conversion of spin-3/2 nuclei with a reduced RF amplitude. In this study, we extend our previous investigations of spin-3/2 nuclei to systems with higher spin values and discuss the applicability of coslp-MQ excitation and conversion in </span>MQMAS and MQ-HETCOR experiments under slow and fast spinning conditions. For the numerical simulations and experiments we used a moderate magnetic field of 14.1 T. Two spin-5/2 nuclei (</span><sup>85</sup>Rb and <sup>27</sup>Al) are mainly employed with a large variety of C<sub>Q</sub> values, but we show that the practical set up is also available for higher spin values, such as spin-9/2 with <sup>93</sup>Nb in Cs<sub>4</sub>Nb<sub>11</sub>O<sub>30</sub>. We demonstrate for nuclei with spin value larger than 3/2 a preferential use of coslp-MQ acquisition for low-gamma nuclei and/or large C<sub>Q</sub> values with a much reduced RF-field with respect to that of hard-pulses used with conventional methods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 101863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9604970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Kryukov, A. Karabanov, D. Langlais, D. Iuga, Rupert Reckless, J. Good
{"title":"Cryogen-free 400 MHz (9.4 T) solid state MAS NMR system with liquid state NMR potential.","authors":"E. Kryukov, A. Karabanov, D. Langlais, D. Iuga, Rupert Reckless, J. Good","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.4377536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4377536","url":null,"abstract":"We show that the temporal magnetic field distortion generated by the Cold Head operation can be removed and high quality Solid-State Magic Angle Spinning NMR results can be obtained with a cryogen-free magnet. The compact design of the cryogen-free magnets allows for the probe to be inserted either from the bottom (as in most NMR systems) or, more conveniently, from the top. The magnetic field settling time can be made as short as an hour after a field ramp. Therefore, a single cryogen-free magnet can be used at different fixed fields. The magnetic field can be changed every day without compromising the measurement resolution.","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 1","pages":"101873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43022577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vaishali Arunachalam, Kshama Sharma, Kaustubh R. Mote, P.K. Madhu
{"title":"Asynchronising five-fold symmetry sequence for better homonuclear polarisation transfer in magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR","authors":"Vaishali Arunachalam, Kshama Sharma, Kaustubh R. Mote, P.K. Madhu","doi":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101858","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssnmr.2023.101858","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recoupling, decoupling, and multidimensional correlation experiments in magic-angle-spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR can be designed by exploiting the symmetry of internal spin interactions. One such scheme, namely, <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>C</mi><mn>5</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>, and its supercycled version <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>S</mi><mi>P</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>5</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>, notated as a five-fold symmetry sequence, is widely used for double-quantum dipole-dipole recoupling. Such schemes are generally rotor synchronised by design. We demonstrate an asynchronous implementation of the <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>S</mi><mi>P</mi><mi>C</mi><mn>5</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span><span> sequence leading to higher double-quantum homonuclear polarisation transfer<span> efficiency compared to the normal synchronous implementation. Rotor-synchronisation is broken in two different ways: lengthening the duration of one of the pulses, denoted as pulse-width variation (PWV), and mismatching the MAS frequency denoted as MAS variation (MASV). The application of this asynchronous sequence is shown on three different samples, namely, U–</span></span><sup>13</sup>C-alanine and 1,4-<sup>13</sup><span>C-labelled ammonium phthalate which include </span><sup>13</sup>C<sub><em>α</em></sub>-<sup>13</sup>C<sub><em>β</em></sub>, <sup>13</sup>C<sub><em>α</em></sub>-<sup>13</sup>C<sub>o</sub>, and <sup>13</sup>C<sub>o</sub>–<sup>13</sup>C<sub>o</sub> spin systems, and adenosine 5′- triphosphate disodium salt trihydrate (ATP⋅3H<sub>2</sub>O). We show that the asynchronous version performs better for spin pairs with small dipole-dipole couplings and large chemical-shift anisotropies, for example, <sup>13</sup>C<sub>o</sub>–<sup>13</sup>C<sub>o</sub>. Simulations and experiments are shown to corroborate the results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 101858"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9617354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akiko Sasaki, J. Trébosc, H. Nagashima, J. Amoureux
{"title":"On the applicability of cosine-modulated pulses for high-resolution solid-state NMR of quadrupolar nuclei with spin > 3/2.","authors":"Akiko Sasaki, J. Trébosc, H. Nagashima, J. Amoureux","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.4359541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4359541","url":null,"abstract":"In MQMAS-based high-resolution solid-state NMR experiments of half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei, the high radiofrequency (RF) field requirement for the MQ excitation and conversion steps with two hard-pulses is often a sensitivity limiting factor in many practical applications. Recently, the use of two cosine-modulated (cos) low-power (lp) pulses, lasting one-rotor period each, was successfully introduced for efficient MQ excitation and conversion of spin-3/2 nuclei with a reduced RF amplitude. In this study, we extend our previous investigations of spin-3/2 nuclei to systems with higher spin values and discuss the applicability of coslp-MQ excitation and conversion in MQMAS and MQ-HETCOR experiments under slow and fast spinning conditions. For the numerical simulations and experiments we used a moderate magnetic field of 14.1 T. Two spin-5/2 nuclei (85Rb and 27Al) are mainly employed with a large variety of CQ values, but we show that the practical set up is also available for higher spin values, such as spin-9/2 with 93Nb in Cs4Nb11O30. We demonstrate for nuclei with spin value larger than 3/2 a preferential use of coslp-MQ acquisition for low-gamma nuclei and/or large CQ values with a much reduced RF-field with respect to that of hard-pulses used with conventional methods.","PeriodicalId":21937,"journal":{"name":"Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance","volume":"125 1","pages":"101863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43413156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}