Tag: materials ssNMR
Publication: In-situ irradiated MAS NMR to probe dynamic transitions.
We are excited to report the publication of our paper on in-situ illumination during MAS NMR in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. This publication is the culmination of a long project that found its origins quite a few years ago, even before the lab moved from Pittsburgh to Groningen. Photochemistry and optogenetics are increasingly influential topics in both chemical and biological research, respectively. The application of illumination and light triggers can be used to control chemical and biological processes. In this paper we focus on the intersection of such processes and materials science – demonstrating how magic-angle-spinning (MAS) NMR […]
New Publication: Silk-inspired hybrid materials – ssNMR and more.
Congratulations to PhD student Raffaella Parlato, as well as our collaborators from the group of Marleen Kamperman, with the publication of a new collaborative paper in the journal Communications Chemistry. Raffaella used solid-state NMR to study the structure and dynamics of (labeled) polypeptides within the hybrid polymer-peptide materials prepared by the Kamperman group. The employed peptides are poly-alanine peptides inspired by the structural motifs found in proteins in spider silk. Spider silk proteins use polyalanine segments to form stable higher order structures that enable the remarkable materials properties of silk. Here, these peptides were used to change the materials properties […]
Publication: collaborative paper on perovskite-related materials, with Sn and Se ssNMR
Congrats to our collaborators from the group of Maria Loi and others for the publication of their new paper on in situ SnSe deposition as passivation for scalable and stable quasi-2D lead–tin perovskite solar cells, in the journal Energy & Environmental Science. Dr. Lasorsa in our group contributed tin and selenium ssNMR analysis to this interdisciplinary paper. For more information see the paper at the journal. Publication: Chen L, Tekelenburg EK, Gahlot K, Pitaro M, Xi J, Lasorsa A, et al. In situ SnSe deposition as passivation for scalable and stable quasi-2D lead–tin perovskite solar cells. Energy Environ Sci. 2023;10.1039.D3EE02507A.
Publication: Collaborative paper with the Pescarmona group (ENTEG) on zeolites.
Congratulations to PhD student Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab and our collaborators from the Pescarmona group at ENTEG, on a new collaborative paper being accepted and posted online. In this work, Mustapha used both 29Si and 27Al magic angle spinning ssNMR to compare different zeolite samples, characterizing their chemical structure and degree of order. Aside from our ssNMR data, the paper features numerous other spectroscopic and synthetic methods. For more information, see the paper! Zahra Asgar Pour, Romar Koelewijn, Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab, Patrick C. A. van der Wel, Khaled O. Sebakhy, Paolo Pescarmona (2022) Binder-free zeolite Beta beads […]