화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.122, No.50, 9670-9675, 2018
Dynamic Nuclear Polarization using Photoexcited Triplet Electron Spins in Eutectic Mixtures
Dynamic nuclear polarization using photoexcited triplet electrons (Triplet-DNP) is a method to significantly enhance nuclear spin polarization even in a low magnetic field and at room temperature. Pentacene has been practically used as an efficient polarizing agent for Triplet-DNP. In this study, we demonstrate room temperature H-1 and C-13 hyperpolarization of eutectic mixtures of deuterated benzoic acid doped with pentacene and a target molecule such as salicylic acid, nicotinic acid, or 2-naphthoic acid. These molecules are otherwise difficult to hyperpolarize by Triplet-DNP due to the low pentacene dopabilities of these molecules. The highest H-1 polarization of 1.2% has been obtained for the eutectic mixture of salicylic acid in 0.39 T. The present sample preparation is a crucial method to widen the range of applications of Triplet-DNP to chemical and biomedical analyses.