%0 Journal Article %J Physical Review Letters %D 1991 %T High-Field Nmr of Adsorbed Xenon Polarized by Laser Pumping %A Raftery, D. %A Long, H. %A Meersmann, T. %A Grandinetti, P. J. %A Reven, L. %A Pines, A. %K solids %X

Optical pumping has been used to enhance the pulsed NMR signal of Xe-129, allowing the detection of low-pressure xenon gas and of xenon adsorbed on powdered solids. We observe an increase in sensitivity of more than 2 orders of magnitude over conventional NMR, the current limitation being the laser power. Adsorbed xenon is observed at 298 K on graphitized carbon (10 m2/g) and on powdered benzanthracene (approximately 0.5 m2/g) below 170 K. The increased sensitivity of this technique allows the study of a large class of amorphous materials with surface areas below 10 m2/g including semiconductors, polymers, metal oxides, and catalysts.

%B Physical Review Letters %V 66 %P 584-587 %8 Feb 4 %@ 0031-9007 %G English %U ://WOS:A1991EV89700017 %N 5 %M WOS:A1991EV89700017 %! High-Field Nmr of Adsorbed Xenon Polarized by Laser Pumping %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.66.584