Polymer Science & Engineering 690M - Intro/SolidState NMR Spectrosc

Applications of solid-state NMR include (1) structural elucidation of solid materials, such as crosslinked polymers, gels, zeolites, and natural organic matter; (2) morphology and organization of heterogeneous materials, such as semicrystalline polymers, photovoltaic polymers, and composites; and (3) molecular dynamics and interactions. The information content obtained from ssNMR is highly complementary to that from microscopy and scattering techniques. This class will discuss the fundamental concepts of solid-state NMR and several essential techniques, including magic-angle spinning, direct polarization, cross polarization, and T1 relaxation. Students are welcome to submit their samples which we will collectively investigate.