Nuclear spin interactions
Zeeman Interaction
Radiofrequency pulses
Carbon-detection
Relaxation in the presence of coherent modulations
Paramagnetism
Multidimensional experiments
Pulse sequences
Applications to biological systems and materials science
Metals
Semiconductors.
Intermolecular interactions
Optical spectroscopy
Practical: sample preparation and magic angle spinning; Experiment setup; optical spectroscopy of dyes in solid state matrix or on TiO2 films; data analysis
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Learning Objectives
To provide an in-depth knowledge of magnetic resonance spectroscopy
and related topics
To provide the tools for understanding simple or complex pulse
sequences for solution state and solid state magnetic resonance
spectroscopy
To provide state-of-the-art knowledge of experimental methods for the
characterization of biomolecules, drugs and materials
Acquire knowledge about the electronic structure of metals and semiconductors
Acquire knowledge about the intermolecular forces in solids and about optical, elastic and magnetic properties of solid state matter.
Give information on the application of optical spectroscopy to study the structure and dynamics of solids.
To enable the students to acquire practical skills on the various
instrumental methods.
Prerequisites
No
Teaching Methods
Contact hours for:
Lectures (hours): 32
Practical training (hours): 24
Type of Assessment
Oral exam.
The minimal number of sessions is guaranteed; additional dates might be included upon request to meet the students’ needs.
Course program
Nuclear spin interactions. Differences between solution and solid state NMR.
Zeeman interaction. Strong magnetic fields. Longitudinal relaxation.
Radiofrequency pulses, NMR instrumentation, transverse relaxation,
selective or broadband excitation. Chemical shielding and its
anisotropy, effects of mechanical rotation of the samples,
mathematical treatment and experimental needs. Heteronuclear
dipole-dipole interactions. Use of dipole-dipole interactions for
structural and dynamical characterization. Nuclear quadrupole
interactions. Homonuclear dipole-dipole interactions. Effect of
homonuclear dipole-dipole interactions on proton spectra. Carbon
detection. Sensitivity enhancement. Relaxation in the presence of
coherent modulations. Effect of interference between coherent and
non-coherent motions
Paramagnetism. Hyperfine interaction: contact shift and pseudocontact
shift. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening in paramagnetic
solids. NMR-crystallography. Multidimensional experiments and pulse
sequences. Decoupling and recoupling of nuclear interactions for
structural determination.
Metals and semiconductors: thermodynamic properties and band structure.
Intermolecular interaction forces: bond energy, crystals, electrostatic interactions and charge distribution, van der Waals interactions.
Transitions due to electron-photon and electron-phonon interactions, transition probability, absorption bands.
Electric properties of solid state matter, electric permittivity, relationship between macroscopic and microscopic properties.
Magnetic properties of bulk matter.
Elasticity and anisotropy of molecular crystals.
Structure and dynamics in solids probed by optical spectroscopy.
Molecular semiconductors in organic photovoltaic cells.