Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance ›› 2026, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 1-15.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20253163cstr: 32225.14.cjmr20253163

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Design and Development of Key Components for a Low-field Solid-state NMR Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) Probe

WU Zhaobo1,#, WANG Jiaxin2,#, LIU Wanzhen2,3, CHENG Xin2,3, WEI Wei1, HUANG Zhen1, CHEN Fang2,3, ZHANG Zhi2,3,*(), LIU Chaoyang2,3,§()   

  1. 1. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2025-04-27 Published:2026-03-05 Online:2025-05-20
  • Contact: *Tel: 027-87199686, E-mail: zhangzhi@apm.ac.cn;§Tel: 027-87198790, E-mail: chyliu@apm.ac.cn.

Abstract:

High-field solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology boasts high sensitivity and multi-nucleus detection capability. However, when studying paramagnetic materials like lithium-ion batteries, the strong paramagnetism of transition metal ions (such as Mn3+, Fe3+, etc.) leads to issues like magnetic field inhomogeneity, spectral line broadening, signal attenuation, and inability to perform magic-angle spinning (MAS) at high magnetic fields. Under low-field conditions, the magnetic field distortion induced by paramagnetic effects is significantly reduced, offering a potential solution to these problems. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the advantages of low-field environments for studying paramagnetic substances. A low-field solid-state MAS probe for a 0.5 T Halbach magnet was developed. Furthermore, a complete low-field solid-state MAS spectrometer was constructed. In experiments, 7Li NMR signals of various paramagnetic samples were acquired at a spinning speed of 12 kHz, verifying the feasibility of the self-developed low-field solid-state MAS technology for paramagnetic samples. This approach addresses the problems of overlapping spin sidebands and MAS failure at high fields, providing a new pathway for NMR research on paramagnetic materials.

Key words: solid-state NMR, low-field NMR, magic angle spinning (MAS) technology, low-field MAS, radio frequency coil

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