Search results for "Spin–lattice relaxation"

Statics and Dynamics of a Glassy Crystal: A NMR- and Neutron Scattering Investigation of (NaCl) 0.35 (NaCN) 0.65

1987

The statics and the dynamics of the glass transition in (NaCl)0.35(NaCN)0.65 have been investigated by inelastic neutron scattering and are directly compared to NMR results. Insight into the relaxation dynamics is gained via the temperature dependence of the transverse acoustic phonon modes and via the spin relaxation time T1. The statics of the system is reflected by the growth of a central peak and by the distribution of electric-field gradients. Both quantities are directly related to the glass order parameter. The temperature dependence of the order parameter provides experimental evidence that in NaCl:NaCN mixed crystals the glass transition is dominated by random fields rather than by…

The structure and phase transition of mixed crystals

1996

The phase transition and molecular motions of methylammonium cations are studied in the temperature range from 110 to 450 K in the (x = 0.22, 0.345) (MACAB) crystal by x-ray DSC, dilatometric, dielectric and NMR techniques. It is shown that MACAB (x = 0.22) undergoes a structural phase transition at 222 K. The second moment of the NMR line () and the temperature dependence of spin lattice relaxation time () results are interpreted in terms of ( ion dynamics. In the high-temperature phase (I) the cations undergo isotropic reorientations. In the low-temperature phase (II) only one of three cations is still disordered, whereas the two others perform a type of reorientation about their C - N ax…

Structure, phase transitions and molecular motions in ferroelastic (C4H8NH2)SbCl6·(C4H8NH2)Cl

2002

The crystal structure at 293 K of the new pyrrolidinium chloroantimonate (V) analogue, (C4H8NH2)SbCl6(C4H8NH2)Cl, has been determined by x-ray diffraction as monoclinic, space group P21/c, Z = 8. The crystal is built up of isolated SbCl6- anions, two types of inequivalent pyrrolidinium cation and isolated Cl- ions. It undergoes five solid-solid phase transitions: at 351/374 K of first-order type (cooling/heating, respectively), at 356 and 152 K second order and at 135/141 and 105/134 K first order, detected by differential scanning calorimetry, dilatometric and dielectric measurements. The ferroelastic domain structure appears between 152 and 135 K. The proton nuclear magnetic resonance sec…

1H NMR, DSC, dielectric, and dilatometric studies of phase transitions and molecular dynamics in N (C2H5)4SbCl4

1994

The results of dielectric, dilatometric, 1H NMR, and DSC studies on N(C2H5)4SbCl4 crystals are presented. The title compound undergoes two phase transitions at Tc1 = 272 K reversible of first order and at Tc2 = 393 K irreversible. The values of transition entropies and enthalpies are compared with those of other tetraethylammonium halogenoantimonates and bismuthates (III). The spin-lattice relaxation times and the values of the second moments of the 1H NMR line for the N(C2H5)4SbCl4 crystal are measured in the temperature range of 70 to 400 K. Two minima of T1 are observed. They are attributed to CH3 group reorientations. The activation energies for the processes are determined.

1H NMR study of dynamical inequivalence of cations in [C(NH2)3]3Sb2Cl9

2001

Abstract The proton NMR second moment and spin–lattice relaxation time have been studied for polycrystalline tris-guanidinium nonachlorodiantimonate(III) in a wide temperature range. The C 3 reorientation of two types of the cations, hindered by very different potential barriers (20.5 and 54.5 kJ/mol) has been revealed. An unusually large dynamical inequivalence of two cations evidently reflects their different crystalline environments.

1977

Solutions of chain- (PS-d3) and phenyl ring (PS-d5) deuterated polystyrenes in perdeuterated PS-d8 have been investigated with 1H and 2D NMR relaxation and wide line methods. The intra- and intermolecular parts of the 1H second moments at −100°C are 3,7 G2 and 2,0 G2, respectively, for PS-d3, and 14,7 G2 and ca. 0 G2, respectively, for PS-d5. The intermolecular contribution to the 1H spin lattice relaxation rate, determined at 55 MHz between 150°C and 250°C, is about one third of the total rate in PS-d3, and negligible in PS-d5. We suggest that this contribution is caused by rotational fluctuations of the intermolecular H H vectors. The intramolecular 1H- and 2D-relaxation rates indicate th…

High-field nuclear spin relaxation in liquids and solids

1990

The authors generalise the standard theory of nuclear spin relaxation to situations in which the Markovian approximation is not applicable. Expressions for generalised frequency-dependent spin relaxation functions are presented. They show that under high-field conditions the relaxation of longitudinal magnetisation is exponential independent of the particular time dependence of the correlation functions.

X-ray diffraction, optical birefringence, and87Rb nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the paraelectric and antiferroelectric phases of Rb3DxH1…

2002

The antiferroelectric (AFE) phase transition of Rb3DxH1-x(SO4)2 was studied using x-ray diffraction, optical birefringence, and nuclear magnetic resonance. The orientation dependence of the resonance lines deduced from the quadrupole-perturbed 87Rb nuclear magnetic resonance of Rb3D(SO4)2 single crystals indicates slight deviations from the monoclinic symmetry in the paraelectric and the AFE phases. The dynamical critical exponents as deduced from measurements of the spin-lattice relaxation times depend on the deuteron concentration. Additionally, we have carried out x-ray single-crystal diffraction as well as optical birefringence measurements and find clear evidence for a structural phase…

MRI-Visible Poly(ε-caprolactone) with Controlled Contrast Agent Ratios for Enhanced Visualization in Temporary Imaging Applications

2013

International audience; Hydrophobic macromolecular contrast agents (MMCAs) are highly desirable to provide safe and efficient magnetic resonance (MR) visibility to implantable medical devices. In this study, we report on the synthesis and evaluation of novel biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone)-based MMCAs. Poly(α-propargyl-ε-caprolactone-co-ε-caprolactone)s containing 2, 5, and 10 mol % of propargyl groups have been prepared by ring-opening copolymerization of ε-caprolactone and the corresponding propargylated lactone. In parallel, a diazido derivative of the clinically used diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)/Gd3+ complex has been synthesized. Finally, MRI-visible poly(ε-caprolactone)…

Dynamics of BF 4 - anion reorientation in the spin-crossover compound [Fe(1-n-propyl-1H-tetrazole) 6 ](BF 4 ) 2 and in its Zn II analogue

1999

19 F and 11 B spin-lattice relaxation times were measured in [ Zn ( ptz ) 6 ] ( BF 4 ) 2 and in the spin-crossover compound [ Fe ( ptz ) 6 ] ( BF 4 ) 2 . For both compounds BF 4 - anion reorientation is active above 50 K. For [ Zn ( ptz ) 6 ] ( BF 4 ) 2 , the anion-reorientation dynamics is different in the temperature regions of 50-90 K, 90-120 K, and above 150 K; between 120 and 150 K it changes rapidly reflecting a structural change. In [ Fe ( ptz ) 6 ] ( BF 4 ) 2 the mechanism for the paramagnetic relaxation involving the 19 F nuclei is found to be of the diffusion-limited type according to the theory of Lowe and Tse. The present results prove that the spin-crossover takes place in a dy…