A simple model for deuterium cross-polarization magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance at the interphases of amorphous materials

✍ Scribed by Nicholas Zumbulyadis

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 417 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0926-2040
• DOI: 10.1016/0926-2040(95)00038-r

✦ Synopsis

The structure and composition of the interphase at the boundary of two immiscible phases has long been the subject of experimental and theoretical studies in polymer science. Cross-polarization between protons and deuterons offers the potential for elucidating the composition of the interphase if one of the immiscible phases is deuterated. A prerequisite for such an analysis is the establishment of an experimental protocol for reliable spin counting in 1H-2H cross-polarization magic-angle spinning (CP-MAS) spectroscopy. In this paper we present a simple model for the quantitative analysis of deuterium CP-MAS spectra. The model will be applied to the characterization of the polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) interphase in a subsequent publication.