Author Description

Review "The collection of 14 papers, developed from a August 1996 symposium sponsored by the division of industrial and engineering chemistry of the ACS, summarizes recent developments in the use of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to investigate inorganic materials. Four sections discuss NMR studies of metal oxide systems, amorphous glasses and gels, silica-containing materials, and inorganic nitrogen- containing solids. Among the topics are multiple-quantum magic-angle spinning NMR of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei, 2D heteronuclear correlation NMR experiments of phosphate glasses, the exploration of guest-host interactions in sodalites by multinuclear NMR, and NMR of nitride and oxynitride ceramic materials."--SciTech Book News Product Description This book strikes a balance between state-of-the-art solid-state NMR techniques and the applications of these techniques to problems in materials science. The applications focus on modern inorganic materials such as metal oxides, catalysts, zeolites, glasses, ceramics, semiconductors, ion conductors, superconductors, and composites. The book features chapters on multiple-quantum MAS NMR, dynamic-angle spinning NMR for quadrupolar nuclides, and two-dimensional NMR methods. It includes an introductory chapter that provides an a thorough and integrated overview of the field, complete with numerous references. About the Author John J. Fitzgerald is at South Dakota State University.