Advances in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
methods
and hardware offer expanding opportunities for analysis of materials,
interfaces, and surfaces. Here, we demonstrate the application of
a very high magnetic field strength of 28.2 T and fast magic-angle-spinning
rates (MAS, >40 kHz) to surface species relevant to catalysis.
Specifically,
we present as case studies the 1D and 2D solid-state NMR spectra of
important catalyst and support materials, ranging from a well-defined
silica-supported organometallic catalyst to dehydroxylated γ-alumina
and zeolite solid acids. The high field and fast-MAS measurement conditions
substantially improve spectral resolution and narrow NMR signals,
which is particularly beneficial for solid-state 1D and 2D NMR analysis
of 1H and quadrupolar nuclei such as 27Al at
surfaces.