Spin+Chemical Sensing: Transfer of angular momentum between electron and nuclear spins for NMR signal enhancement (B10)

• Subject Area: Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
• Term: from 2016 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268565370

In Project B10, Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) techniques are employed for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) signal enhancement. DNP techniques enable overcoming the inherently low nuclear spin polarization and thus allow new applications of this important method. In this project, DNP hyperpolarization techniques are combined with NMR relaxometry as well as with high and medium field (benchtop) NMR. Both the electron-nuclear spin coupling itself and its application in process engineering are studied. The aim is to boost the sensitivity of NMR experiments manifold so that quantitative measurements of components at low concentrations or in small geometries such as microfluidic devices become possible.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 173: Spin+X: Spin in its collective environment
• Major Instrumentation: Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) system
• Instrumentation Group: 1740 Hochauflösende NMR-Spektrometer
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Co-Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Erik von Harbou, until 12/2017; Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans Hasse; Dr. Kerstin Münnemann