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topic Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry
NMR
relaxation
19F
Viton
cross-link
solid-state
HETCOR
T1
T2
T1p
T1rho
relaxation
1H
water
ice
eutectic
NaCl
dextrose
Inverse LaPlace Transform
bi-exponential
33S
sulfur
lithium sulfur
Li2S
battery
cathode
discharge products
spellingShingle Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry
NMR
relaxation
19F
Viton
cross-link
solid-state
HETCOR
T1
T2
T1p
T1rho
relaxation
1H
water
ice
eutectic
NaCl
dextrose
Inverse LaPlace Transform
bi-exponential
33S
sulfur
lithium sulfur
Li2S
battery
cathode
discharge products
Baughman, Jessi Alan
Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
author Baughman, Jessi Alan
author_facet Baughman, Jessi Alan
author_sort Baughman, Jessi Alan
title Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
title_short Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
title_full Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
title_fullStr Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
title_full_unstemmed Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials
title_sort solid-state nmr characterization of polymeric and inorganic materials
publisher University of Akron / OhioLINK
publishDate 2015
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron14281980962021-08-03T06:29:47Z Solid-State NMR Characterization of Polymeric and Inorganic Materials Baughman, Jessi Alan Analytical Chemistry Chemistry NMR relaxation 19F Viton cross-link solid-state HETCOR T1 T2 T1p T1rho relaxation 1H water ice eutectic NaCl dextrose Inverse LaPlace Transform bi-exponential 33S sulfur lithium sulfur Li2S battery cathode discharge products <p>Multiple systems were studied to advance the understanding of the chemical composition of the materials. These materials contained various structures or structures within different physical phases. Solid-state NMR techniques were used to probe effects of different chemical processes and environmental conditions on the chemical structures and phase composition of these materials.</p><p>Much of the high thermal and chemical resistance of poly(vinylidene-<i>co</i>-hexafluoropropylene) is gained from cross-linking. The insolubility of the cross-linked fluoroelastomer has prevented the characterization of the structure at the cross-link site by NMR. Samples from each of the four stages of the cross-linking of poly(vinylidene-<i>co</i>-hexafluoropropylene) were analyzed with solid-state NMR to determine the chemical structure at the cross-linking site and the effects of cross-linking on the mobility of the elastomer chains. Spectral overlap from chemical shift dispersion hindered the use of simple 1D techniques to assign structural components to peaks in the NMR spectra. Relaxation studies that measured T<sub>1</sub>, T<sub>2</sub>, and T<sub>1ρ</sub> relaxation times were used to assign new peaks in the NMR spectra to the fluoride salts that are produced during cross-linking. The NMR relaxation data also indicated no reduction in the mobility of the fluoroelastomer from cross-linking. The chemical structure of the cross-link site was partially characterized by 2D-NMR. However, the amorphous nature of the polymer inhibited a full characterization of this location with 2D-NMR techniques. The structures that were identified at the cross-link site supported proposed structures.</p><p>Solutions of NaCl and dextrose used in the preservation of premixed drugs were analyzed to distinguish the solid and liquid phases over a temperature range of -60 to 20 °C. The large chemical shift dispersion in the NMR spectra made analysis of the frequency domain data difficult. The time domain data of the single pulse NMR experiments were analyzed using a logarithmic fitting technique and the inverse LaPlace transform. The logarithmic fit technique was able to distinguish a single solid and a single liquid phase for the NaCl and dextrose solutions. The inverse LaPlace transform indicated the presence of three phases near the center of the temperature range. The additional phase was assigned to a liquid phase of concentrated solution based on the T<sub>2</sub> time of the phase found by the inverse LaPlace transform. The two methods gave similar results and were used to identify the percentage of each phase present throughout the temperature range.</p><p><sup>33</sup>S solid-state NMR was used to characterize the discharge products of a lithium- sulfur battery. A single pulse experiment with a solid echo was used to help minimize the broadening effects of the quadrupolar interactions in <sup>33</sup>S. Li<sub>2</sub>S was detected in the cathode of the fully discharged battery. Longer lithium sulfide polymer chains expected at higher discharge potentials were not detected due to large line widths in the NMR spectrum and small sample size that severely reduced the signal-to-noise. A reduced signal-to-noise spectrum of natural abundance, elemental sulfur suggested an isotropic chemical shift at -50 ppm.</p> 2015-05-19 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1428198096 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1428198096 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.