A simple low-cost single-crystal NMR setup

J Magn Reson. 2016 Aug:269:120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.06.004. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Abstract

A low-cost single-crystal NMR kit is presented along with a web-based post-processing software. The kit consists of a piezo-crystal motor and a goniometer for the crystal, both embedded in a standard wide-bore NMR probe with a 3D printed scaffold. The NMR pulse program controls the angle setting automatically, and the post-processing software incorporates a range of orientation-angle discrepancies present in the kit and other single-crystal setups. Results with a NaNO3 single-crystal show a high degree of reproducibility and excellent agreement with previous findings for the anisotropic quadrupolar interaction.

Keywords: 3D print; Goniometer; JavaScript; Piezo motor; Single-crystal NMR; jsNMR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't