Replacement of protons by deuterons in the glassing solvents led to 2-3-fold improvement of the (13)C dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) solid-state NMR signal for samples doped with large electron spin resonance (ESR) linewidth free radicals galvinoxyl, DPPH, and 4-oxo-TEMPO. Meanwhile, the reverse effect is observed for (13)C DNP using small ESR linewidth free radicals BDPA and trityl OX063.
Lloyd Lumata, Matthew E Merritt, Zoltan Kovacs. Influence of deuteration in the glassing matrix on 13C dynamic nuclear polarization. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP. 2013 May 21;15(19):7032-5
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