Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.104, No.10, 2007-2012, 2000
Two-dimensional solid state NMR and separation of Li-7 quadrupolar interactions in paramagnetic compounds
Ln layered paramagnetic compounds, such as La2Li0.5Ni0.5O4 with a perovskite structure, the Li-7 NMR spectrum is broadened by anisotropic quadrupolar as well as paramagnetic dipolar interactions. We have used a two-dimensional spin echo (SE) experiment to separate the quadrupolar interaction and obtain a clean quadrupolar spectrum along the wi dimension. This is demonstrated in La2Li0.5B0.5O4 (B = Cu, Ni), through 2D SE experiments conducted in static samples as well as those in spinning at the magic angle. A quadrupole coupling constant of 92 kHz is estimated from the Wi spectrum for paramagnetic La2Li0.5Ni0.5O4.