EPR / DNP / NMR Literature Blog

Low-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization with helium-cooled samples and nitrogen-driven magic-angle spinning

April 11, 2016 - Thurber, K. and R. Tycko, Low-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization with helium-cooled samples and nitrogen-driven magic-angle spinning.

Determination of sample temperature in unstable static fields by combining solid-state 79Br and 13C NMR

September 24, 2014 - This is not an article about DNP-NMR spectroscopy, however, it deals with the measurements of temperatures in solid-state NMR experiments using KBR and referencing its chemical shift to 13C of adamantane in unstable magnetic fields.

Remote sensing of sample temperatures in nuclear magnetic resonance using photoluminescence of semiconductor quantum dots

June 6, 2014 - This article is not exclusively about DNP-NMR spectroscopy, but describes an interesting approach of measuring cryogenic temperatures using a simple fiber optic-based setup.

Magic-Angle Spinning NMR of Cold Samples

December 27, 2013 - Solid-state DNP experiments are often performed at cryogenic temperatures and this article is an excellent review about the current technologies to spin samples at (very) low temperatures.

Dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced 13C NMR spectroscopy of static biological solids

June 24, 2013 - Potapov, A., W.M. Yau, and R. Tycko, Dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced (13)C NMR spectroscopy of static biological solids.

Achievement of high nuclear spin polarization using lanthanides as low-temperature NMR relaxation agents

June 17, 2013 - Peat, D.T., et al., Achievement of high nuclear spin polarization using lanthanides as low-temperature NMR relaxation agents.