Affiliation:
1. School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, 6997801 Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate the first pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments performed under magic angle spinning (MAS) at high magnetic field. Unlike nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), commonly performed at high magnetic fields and under MAS to maximize sensitivity and resolution, EPR is usually measured at low magnetic fields and, with the exception of the Spiess group work in the late 1990s, never under MAS, due to great instrumentational challenges. This hampers the investigation of DNP mechanisms, in which electron spin dynamics play a central role, because no experimental data about the latter under DNP-characteristic conditions are available. We hereby present our dedicated, homebuilt MAS-EPR probehead and show the pulsed MAS-EPR spectra of P1 center diamond defect recorded at 7 tesla. Our results reveal unique effects of MAS on EPR line shape, intensity, and signal dephasing. Time-domain simulations reproduce the observed changes in the line shapes and the trends in the signal intensity.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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