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A novel analysis for the NMR magic sandwich echo in polymers: application to the α-relaxation in polybutadiene

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On the basis of a method to describe the relaxation dynamics in an ensemble of spin pairs, an analytical expression is derived for the magic sandwich echo refocusing efficiency of 1H-NMR signals from systems where dipolar interaction dominates. At the sake of illustration the method is applied to the analysis of the α-relaxation in poly(butadiene). The Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann behaviour of the central relaxation rates, derived by fitting the refocusing efficiency as a function of the temperature, follows very well independent measurements performed with stimulated echo 2H-NMR experiments. Comparison with literature data worked out by broad band dielectric spectroscopy also shows very good agreement. In the framework of an Havriliak-Negami representation of the distribution of correlation times, information about width and asymmetry of the frequency profile is also provided by the analysis. This novel method is believed to represent a suitable path to extract basic information on the motional distribution in a variety of similar systems.

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  1. Istituto Nanoscienze, CNR, v. Campi 213/A, 41125, Modena, Italy

    Marco Pieruccini

  2. Dept. Comp. Sci., Rutherford Appleton Lab, Didcot, OX11 0QX, Oxon, UK

    Simone Sturniolo

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica “A. Volta”, Università di Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Maurizio Corti & Attilio Rigamonti

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Pieruccini, M., Sturniolo, S., Corti, M. et al. A novel analysis for the NMR magic sandwich echo in polymers: application to the α-relaxation in polybutadiene. Eur. Phys. J. B 88, 283 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2015-60417-6

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