Keywords
NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, sapphire, pressure
Abstract
A new version of a single-crystal sapphire high pressure nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) cell is described that is capable of controlling the sample pressure independent of the temperature. A movable piston inside the cell adjusts and controls the sample pressure from ambient conditions to 200 atm within plus or minus 0.3 atm. The linewidth at half-height for a 13C spectrum of carbon dioxide at 15degrees C and 57.8 atm is found to be 0.5 Hz. The carbon dioxide gas/liquid phase transition is clearly observed by measuring 13C chemical shifts as the sample pressure approaches equilibrium. The time required for this NMR cell to reach equilibrium with its surroundings is relatively short, usually 15-30 min. The cell body has the same outer dimensions of a standard spinning turbine and fits into a standard 10 mm commercial probehead capable of controlling the sample temperature using the spectrometer's variable temperature unit. The flexibility of the device and the increased speed in making the measurement is demonstrated. Such control of important thermodynamic variables facilitates the NMR study of important biochemical and chemical reactions in gas, liquid, and supercritical fluid environments.
Original Publication Citation
Bai, Shi, Craig M. Taylor, Charles L. Mayne, Ronald J. Pugmire, and David M. Grant."A new high pressure sapphire nuclear magnetic resonance cell." Review of Scientific Instruments 67 (1996): 24-243.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Bai, Shi; Taylor, Craig M.; Mayne, Charles L.; Pugmire, Ronald J.; and Grant, David M., "A new high pressure sapphire nuclear magnetic resonance cell" (1996). Faculty Publications. 682.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/682
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1996-01-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1238
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Copyright Status
© 1996 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in The Journal of Chemical Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?RSINAK/67/240/1
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