A 140GHz pulsed EPR/212MHz NMR spectrometer for DNP studies

We described a versatile spectrometer designed for the study of dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) at low temperatures and high fields. The instrument functions both as an NMR spectrometer operating at 212 MHz (1H frequency) with DNP capabilities, and as a pulsed-EPR operating at 140 GHz. A coiled TE011 resonator acts as both an NMR coil and microwave resonator, and a double balanced (1H, 13C) radio frequency circuit greatly stabilizes the NMR performance. A new 140 GHz microwave bridge has also been developed, which utilizes a four-phase network and ELDOR channel at 8.75 GHz, that is then multiplied and mixed to obtain 140 GHz microwave pulses with an output power of 120 mW. Nutation frequencies obtained are as follows: 6 MHz on S = ½ electron spins, 100 kHz on 1H, and 50 kHz on 13C. We demonstrate basic EPR, ELDOR, ENDOR, and DNP experiments here. Our solid effect DNP results demonstrate an enhancement of 144 and sensitivity gain of 310 using OX063 trityl at 80 K and an enhancement of 157 and maximum sensitivity gain of 234 using Gd-DOTA at 20 K, which is significantly better performance than previously reported at high fields (>3 T). View high quality image (187K) ⺠Spectrometer for pulsed EPR and DNP experiments at 140 GHz/211 MHz. ⺠Balanced helical cavity which serves as a EPR resonator and doubly tuned NMR coil. ⺠6 MHz nutation frequency for S = ½ electrons, 100 kHz on 1H, and 50 kHz on 13C. ⺠Solid effect DNP enhancement of 144 and sensitivity gain of 310.