Neste trabalho exploramos o uso de sequências de pulsos de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de Estado Sólido (RMN-ES) que utilizam o acoplamento dipolar magnético heteronuclear para o estudo de reorientações de segmentos moleculares no regime intermediário, testando-as em amostras modelo a fim de verificar suas eficiências. Paralelamente, simulações numéricas foram realizadas juntamente com cálculos analíticos para a melhor compreensão dos efeitos experimentais observados nessas sequências de pulsos. A primeira proposição, baseia-se no uso de Perfis de Hartmann-Hahn obtidos utilizando a Transferência de Polarização Cruzada (CPMAS) sob desacoplamento dipolar homonuclear Lee-Goldburg (LG), usando a interação dipolar heteronuclear como sonda do movimento molecular. A segunda proposição consiste em uma variação das técnicas DIPSHIFT e Time Constant recDIPSHIFT , o T2-recDIPSHIFT, segundo a qual, em condições favoráveis, é possível quantificar parâmetros dinâmicos relacionados aos movimentos moleculares no regime intermediário de sistemas fracamente acoplados pela interação dipolar magnética heteronuclear ou com geometrias de movimento de baixa amplitude. Por fim, propomos um novo método analítico para quantificação de parâmetros dinâmicos em experimentos de Separação de campo locais (SLF), baseado no método de Anderson-Weiss. Demonstramos a precisão do método analítico comparando curvas de Time Constant recDIPSHIFT para diversas taxas e geometrias de movimento obtidas pela aproximação analítica e pelo cálculo exato, além de efetuar um teste experimental em uma amostra modelo. / In the present work we explore the use of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) pulse sequences which use the heteronuclear dipolar magnetic coupling to study local rotations of molecular groups in the intermediate-regime of motion, testing them in standard samples in order to verify their efficiency. Simultaneously, numerical simulations and analytical calculations were performed to understand the experimental artifacts observed in these new pulse sequences. The first proposal, based on using Hartmann-Hahn matching profiles obtained by using the Cross Polarization transfer (CPMAS) under Lee-Goldburg homonuclear decoupling (LG), utilizing the heteronuclear dipolar interaction as probe of the molecular motion. The second proposal consists in a variation of DIPSHIFT and Time Constant recDIPSHIFT pulse sequences, dubbed T2 - recDIPSHIFT, whereby, in favorable conditions, it is possible to quantify molecular dynamic parameters of systems weakly coupled by heteronuclear dipolar interaction or to probe small-amplitude molecular motions. Finally, we proposed a new analytical method to describe Separated Local Field experiments (SLF), based upon the Anderson-Weiss approximation. We demonstrate the accuracy of the method comparing the Time Constant recDIPSHIFT curves for several rates and geometries of motion obtained by the analytical approximation and exact calculation, besides an experimental test has been performed in a model sample.

Cette thèse à pour objet l'étude expérimentale de la dynamiquede l'aimantation de disques de taille sub-micronique fait dematériau ferromagnétiques à faible amortissement . Pour cela,nous avons utilisé une technique spectroscopique extremementsensible qui sera préalablement présentée: la résonanceferromagnétique détéctée mécaniquement. Une premièrepartie est consacrée à la mesure des modes propres dans des disquesde NiMnSb dans leur état rémanent: le vortex. L'influence d'unchamp magnétique, aplliqué perpendiculairement, sur les ondes despin du vortex est détaillé. L'accent est ensuite mis surl'interaction du coeur de vortex avec ces ondes de spin, qui mèneà son retournement dynamique. Un cadre théorique de l'étatvortex est présenté, permettant de modéliser les mesuresexpérimentales. Dans une deuxième partie, le problème de ladynamique collective de plusieurs disques de FeV dont l'aimantation estsaturée perpendiculairement est étudié. La mesure des modescouplés par l'intéraction dipolaire dynamique y est présentée,associée à une modélisation théorique qui expliquequantitativement les résultats observés. / This thesis is aimed at studying experimentally the magnetisationdynamics of discs in the sub-micron range made of low dampingferromagnetic materials. For this purpose, an extremely sensitivetechnique has been used: the ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy. A firstpart is devoted to the measurement of the eigenmodes of NiMnSb discstaken in their remanent state: a vortex. The influence of aperpendicular magnetic field on the spin wave modes in the vortex state willbe detailled. Then, the coupling mechanism between the vortex core andthese spin wave, eventually leading to its dynamical reversal, ishighlighted. A theoretical framework of the vortex state is presented,allowing to model the experimental observations. In a second part,the problem of the collective magnetisation dynamics in several FeVdiscs is addressed. Measurements of the collective modes coupled bythe dynamical dipolar interaction are presented, associated with atheoretical modelisation which explain quantitatively the experimentalresults.

In der Kernspinresonanzspektroskopie (NMR) treten drei Effekte auf, die paramagnetische und diamagnetische Moleküle in isotroper Lösung unterscheiden: residuale dipolare Kopplung (RDC), Pseudokontaktverschiebung (PCS) und paramagnetische Relaxationsverstärkung (PRE). Alle drei Effekte sind abhängig von intermolekularen Winkeln und Abständen und können daher Informationen über die Struktur und Dynamik des Moleküls liefern. Um diese Informationen zu erhalten, muss das Molekül paramagnetische Eigenschaften aufweisen. Eine der heutzutage gebräuchlichen Methoden verwendet kleine molekulare Tags, die paramagnetische Metallionen koordinieren. Die meisten dieser Tags binden über eine Disulfidbrücke an Cysteine an der Proteinoberfläche. Um diese Methode für DNA anzuwenden werden daher neue Taggingstrategien benötigt. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde eine modifizierte Nukleobase synthetisiert, mit der ein Schwefelatom in die DNA eingebracht werden kann. Diese Methode erlaubt es, jeden Tag an die DNA zu binden, der als Verbindungsmethode eine Disulfidbrücke nutzt. Mit der Nukleobase wird eine Kohlenstoff-Dreifachbindung in die DNA eingefügt und mit Hilfe einer dipolaren Cycloaddition wird die freie Thiolgruppe eingebracht. Die modifizierte Nukleobase wurde erfolgreich an einem selbstkomplementären DNA-Strang (24 Nukleobasen) getestet. Die Nukleobase wurde während der Synthese der DNA eingefügt und der mit Lutetium, Terbium oder Thulium vorbeladene Cys-Ph-TAHA Tag wurde über eine Disulfidbrücke an die DNA gebunden. Die Beladung des Tags und die Taggingreaktion verliefen hierbei quantitativ. Nach diesem Erfolg war es ein Hauptaspekt dieser Arbeit, eine verlässliche und reproduzierbare Aufreinigungs- und Probenvorbereitungsmethode zu entwickeln. Diesem Punkt kommt besondere Bedeutung zu, da das Phosphatrückgrat der DNA, im Gegensatz zu Proteinen, Metallionen koordinieren kann. Im Theorieteil dieser Arbeit ist eine komplette Herleitung der drei Hauptmerkmale paramagnetischer NMR gegeben. Diese Herleitung beginnt bei Grundbegriffen des Magnetismus und neben den Gleichungen für RDCs, PCSs und PREs werden Ausdrücke für den dipolaren Hamiltonoperator, Kreuzrelaxationsraten, kreuzkorrelierte Relaxationsraten, durch Alignment induzierte RDCs, Korrelationsfunktionen und spektrale Dichten gegeben. Das zweite Thema dieser Arbeit basiert auf einem weiteren paramagnetischen Effekt. Um der reduzierten Empfindlichkeit der Kernspinresonanzspektroskopie verglichen mit anderen Spektroskopiemethoden entgegenzuwirken, wurden viele Methoden entwickelt, die auf eine Erhöhung der Polarisierung der Atomkerne zielen, d.h. um sogenannte hyperpolarisierte Kerne zu erzeugen. Eine dieser Methoden, die photochemisch erzeugte dynamische Kernpolarisierung (photo CIDNP), basiert auf kurzlebigen Radikalen, die durch direkte Laserbestrahlung der Probe im Magneten erzeugt werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde ein photo CIDNP Aufbau entworfen, gebaut und getestet. Die ersten Experimente und Resultate mit Triethylendiamin, L-Tyrosin und 3-Fluor-L-tyrosin zeigen die Vorteile und Grenzen dieser Methode auf. Für 3-Fluor-L-tyrosin wurde eine komplette Analyse des Relaxationsverhaltens, einschließlich der Kreuzrelaxation und der kreuzkorrelierten Relaxation, durchgeführt.

Organic-inorganic nanostructured composites are nowadays integrated in the field of material science and technology. They are used as advanced materials directly or as precursors to novel composites with potential applications in optics, mechanics, energy, catalysis and medicine. Many properties of these complex materials depend on conformational rearrangements in their inherently dynamic organic parts. The focus of this thesis is on the study of the molecular mobility in ordered nanostructured composites and lyotropic mesophases and also on the development of relevant solid-state NMR methodologies. In this work, a number of new experimental approaches were proposed for dipolar NMR spectroscopy for characterizing molecular dynamics with atomic-level resolution in complex solids and liquids. A new acquisition scheme for two-dimensional dipolar spectroscopy has been developed in order to expand the spectral window in the indirect dimension while using limited radio-frequency power. Selective decoupling of spin-1 nuclei for sign-sensitive determination of the heteronuclear dipolar coupling has been described. A new dipolar recoupling technique for rotating samples has been developed to achieve high dipolar resolution in a wide range of dipolar coupling strength. The experimental techniques developed herein are capable of delivering detailed model-independent information on molecular motional parameters that can be directly compared in different composites and their bulk analogs. Solid-state NMR has been applied to study the local molecular dynamics of surfactant molecules in nanostructured organic-inorganic composites of different morphologies. On the basis of the experimental profiles of local order parameters, physical motional models for the confined surfactant molecules were put forward. In layered materials, a number of motional modes of surfactant molecules were observed depending on sample composition. These modes ranged from essentially immobilized rigid states to highly flexible and anisotropically tumbling states. In ordered hexagonal silica, highly dynamic conformationally disordered chains with restricted motion of the segments close to the head group have been found. The results presented in this thesis provide a step towards the comprehensive characterization of the molecular states and understanding the great variability of the molecular assemblies in advanced nanostructured organic−inorganic composite materials. / <p>QC 20150225</p>

xv, 177 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / When two or more fluorescent chromophores are closely spaced in a macromolecular complex, dipolar coupling leads to delocalization of the excited states, forming excitons. The relative transition frequencies and magnitudes are sensitive to conformation, which can then be studied with optical spectroscopy. Non-invasive fluorescence spectroscopy techniques are useful tools for the study of dilute concentrations of such naturally fluorescent or fluorescently labeled biological systems. This dissertation presents two phase-selective fluorescence spectroscopy techniques for the study of dynamical processes in bio-molecular systems across a wide range of timescales. Polarization-modulated Fourier imaging correlation spectroscopy (PM-FICS) is a novel phase-selective fluorescence spectroscopy for simultaneous study of translational and conformational dynamics. We utilize modulated polarization and intensity gratings with phase-sensitive signal collection to monitor the collective fluctuations of an ensemble of fluorescent molecules. The translational and conformational dynamics can be separated and analyzed separately to generate 2D spectral densities and joint probability distributions. We present results of PM-FICS experiments on DsRed, a fluorescent protein complex. Detailed information on thermally driven dipole-coupled optical switching pathways is found, for which we propose a conformation transition mechanism. 2D phase-modulation electronic coherence spectroscopy is a third-order nonlinear spectroscopy that uses collinear pulse geometry and acousto-optic phase modulation to isolate rephasing and nonrephasing contributions to the collected fluorescence signal. We generate 2D spectra, from which we are able to determine relative dipole orientations, and therefore structural conformation, in addition to detailed coupling information. We present results of experiments on magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin dimers in lipid vesicle bilayers. The 2D spectra show clearly resolved diagonal and off-diagonal features, evidence of exciton behavior. The amplitudes of the distinct spectral features change on a femtosecond timescale, revealing information on time-dependent energy transfer dynamics. This dissertation includes co-authored and previously published material. / Committee in charge: Hailin Wang, Chairperson, Physics; Andrew Marcus, Advisor, Chemistry; Stephen Gregory, Member, Physics; Michael Raymer, Member, Physics; Marina Guenza, Outside Member, Chemistry

Neste trabalho exploramos o uso de sequências de pulsos de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de Estado Sólido (RMN-ES) que utilizam o acoplamento dipolar magnético heteronuclear para o estudo de reorientações de segmentos moleculares no regime intermediário, testando-as em amostras modelo a fim de verificar suas eficiências. Paralelamente, simulações numéricas foram realizadas juntamente com cálculos analíticos para a melhor compreensão dos efeitos experimentais observados nessas sequências de pulsos. A primeira proposição, baseia-se no uso de Perfis de Hartmann-Hahn obtidos utilizando a Transferência de Polarização Cruzada (CPMAS) sob desacoplamento dipolar homonuclear Lee-Goldburg (LG), usando a interação dipolar heteronuclear como sonda do movimento molecular. A segunda proposição consiste em uma variação das técnicas DIPSHIFT e Time Constant recDIPSHIFT , o T2-recDIPSHIFT, segundo a qual, em condições favoráveis, é possível quantificar parâmetros dinâmicos relacionados aos movimentos moleculares no regime intermediário de sistemas fracamente acoplados pela interação dipolar magnética heteronuclear ou com geometrias de movimento de baixa amplitude. Por fim, propomos um novo método analítico para quantificação de parâmetros dinâmicos em experimentos de Separação de campo locais (SLF), baseado no método de Anderson-Weiss. Demonstramos a precisão do método analítico comparando curvas de Time Constant recDIPSHIFT para diversas taxas e geometrias de movimento obtidas pela aproximação analítica e pelo cálculo exato, além de efetuar um teste experimental em uma amostra modelo. / In the present work we explore the use of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) pulse sequences which use the heteronuclear dipolar magnetic coupling to study local rotations of molecular groups in the intermediate-regime of motion, testing them in standard samples in order to verify their efficiency. Simultaneously, numerical simulations and analytical calculations were performed to understand the experimental artifacts observed in these new pulse sequences. The first proposal, based on using Hartmann-Hahn matching profiles obtained by using the Cross Polarization transfer (CPMAS) under Lee-Goldburg homonuclear decoupling (LG), utilizing the heteronuclear dipolar interaction as probe of the molecular motion. The second proposal consists in a variation of DIPSHIFT and Time Constant recDIPSHIFT pulse sequences, dubbed T2 - recDIPSHIFT, whereby, in favorable conditions, it is possible to quantify molecular dynamic parameters of systems weakly coupled by heteronuclear dipolar interaction or to probe small-amplitude molecular motions. Finally, we proposed a new analytical method to describe Separated Local Field experiments (SLF), based upon the Anderson-Weiss approximation. We demonstrate the accuracy of the method comparing the Time Constant recDIPSHIFT curves for several rates and geometries of motion obtained by the analytical approximation and exact calculation, besides an experimental test has been performed in a model sample.

Abstract The subjects of this thesis are the dynamics of liquid crystals in external electric and magnetic fields as well as the magnetic properties of small molecules, both studied by liquid crystal nuclear magnetic resonance (LC NMR) spectroscopy. Director dynamics of a liquid crystal 5CB in external magnetic and electric fields was studied by deuterium NMR and spectral simulations. A new theory was developed to explain the peculiar oscillations observed in the experimental spectra collected during fast director rotation. A spectral simulation program based on this new theory was developed and the outcome of the simulations was compared with the experimental results to verify the tenability of the theory. In the studies on the properties of small solute molecules, LC NMR was utilised to obtain information about anisotropic nuclear magnetic interaction tensors. The nuclear magnetic shielding tensor was studied in methyl halides, the spin-spin coupling tensor in methyl mercury halides and the quadrupolar coupling tensor in deuterated benzenes. The effects of small-amplitude molecular motions and solvent interactions on the obtained parameters were considered in each case. Finally, the experimental results were compared to the corresponding computational NMR parameters calculated in parallel with the experimental work.

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Quantum information processing (QIP) has the potential to reduce the complexity of many classically ‘hard’ computational problems. To implement quantum information algorithms, a suitable physical quantum computer architecture must be identified. One approach is to store quantum information in the electron spins of an array of paramagnetic N@C₆₀ endohedral fullerene molecules, using the electron-electron dipolar interaction to permit the formation of the entangled quantum states needed to implement QIP. This thesis explores two different chemical methods to create two-spin centre arrays that contain N@C₆₀. The first method uses a double 2,3 dipolar cycloaddition reaction to a dibenzaldehyde-terminated oligo-p-phenylene polyethynylene (OPE) unit , to create an (S_3/2, S_3/2) N@C₆₀-N@C₆₀ dimer with a fixed spin centre separation of 2.7 nm. The second approach is via a self-assembly scheme in which a Lewis base functionalised N@C₆₀ molecule coordinates to an antiferromagnetic metallic ring magnet to form a (S_3/2, S_3/2) two-spin centre N@C₆₀-Cr₇Ni system with an inter-spin separation of 1.4 nm. In both systems, a significant perturbation of the electron spin transition energies is observed using CW ESR, this perturbation is shown to be well accounted for by the inclusion of an electron-electron dipolar coupling term in the electron spin Hamiltonians. To create entanglement in an ensemble of two-spin centre molecules, the dipolar coupling interaction must lie within a narrow distribution. To achieve this not only the separation but also the orientation of the inter-spin axis with respect to the applied magnetic field must be controlled for which a method of macroscopic alignment is required. The potential of using a uniaxially drawn liquid crystal elastomer to exert uniaxial order on fullerene dimers is tested, finding that the degree of alignment is insufficient, possibly a result of the propensity for the fullerene molecules to phase separate from the elastomer. This phase separation is shown to restrict N@C₆₀ phase coherence lifetime to 1.4 µs at 40 K due to instantaneous spin diffusion. The electron spin environment of both N@C₆₀ and an N@C₆₀-C₆₀ dimer in a polymer matrix is examined using polystyrene as the host matrix. By deuteration of the polystyrene matrix, a maximum phase coherence lifetimes of 48 µs and 21 µs are measured for the N@C₆₀ and N@C₆₀-C₆₀ dimer, respectively. The concept of reading out the electron spin state of N@C₆₀ molecules by coupling it to a spin system that can be probed using optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) such as an NV- centre has been previously suggested. To this end, the photostability of N@C₆₀ under 637 nm laser illumination has been examined in solution. The effect of the presence of an atmospheric concentration of oxygen is striking, affording a 57-fold retardation in the photodecomposition of N@C₆₀ compared to a degassed solution. When ambient oxygen is present, the average number of excitations that are required to cause decomposition is ≈60000. Finally, for future UV photophysics experiments involving N@C₆₀, the best solvent to use was found to be decalin, finding that it significantly slowed decomposition of N@C₆₀ in both ambient and degassed solutions. The conclusions of this work make a significant contribution to the field of QIP with N@C₆₀, showing that there is a bright future for N@C₆₀.

Les nano-Oscillateurs à transfert de spin (STNOs) sont des dispositifs capables d'émettre une onde hyperfréquence lorsqu'ils sont pompés par un courant polarisé grâce au couple de transfert de spin. Bien qu'ils offrent de nombreux avantages (agilité spectrale, intégrabilité, etc.) pour les applications, leur puissance d'émission et leur pureté spectrale sont en général faibles. Une stratégie pour améliorer ces propriétés est de synchroniser plusieurs oscillateurs entre eux. Une première étape est de comprendre la synchronisation d'un STNO unique à une source externe. Pour cela, nous avons étudié une vanne de spin Cu60|NiFe15|Cu10|NiFe4| Au25 (épaisseurs en nm) de section circulaire de 200 nm. Dans l'état saturé perpendiculaire (champ appliqué > 0.8 T), nous avons déterminé la nature du mode qui auto-Oscille et son couplage à une source externe grâce à un microscope de force par résonance magnétique (MRFM). Seul un champ micro-Onde uniforme permet de synchroniser le mode oscillant de la couche fine car il possède la bonne symétrie spatiale, au contraire du courant micro-Onde traversant l'échantillon. Ce même échantillon a ensuite été étudié sous faible champ perpendiculaire, les deux couches magnétiques étant alors dans l'état vortex. Dans ce cas, il est possible d'exciter un mode de grande cohérence (F/ ∆F >15000) avec une largeur de raie inférieure à 100 kHz. En analysant le contenu harmonique du spectre, nous avons déterminé que le couplage non-Linéaire amplitude-Phase du mode excité est quasi nul, ce qui explique la grande pureté spectrale observée, et qu'en parallèle, la fréquence d'oscillation reste ajustable sur une grande gamme grâce au champ d'Oersted créé par le courant injecté. De plus, la synchronisation de ce mode à une source de champ micro-Onde est très robuste, la largeur de raie mesurée diminuant de plus de cinq ordres de grandeur par rapport au régime autonome. Nous concluons de cette étude que le couplage magnéto-Dipolaire entre STNOs à base de vortex est très prometteur pour obtenir une synchronisation mutuelle, le champ dipolaire rayonné par un STNO sur ses voisins jouant alors le rôle de la source micro-Onde. Nous sommes donc passés à l'étape suivante, à savoir la mesure expérimentale de deux STNOs similaires séparés latéralement de 100 nm. En jouant sur les différentes configurations de polarités des vortex, nous avons réussi à observer la synchronisation mutuelle de ces deux oscillateurs. / Spin transfer nano-Oscillators (STNOs) are nanoscale devices capable of generating high frequency microwave signals through spin momentum transfer. Although they offer decisive advantages compared to existing technology (spectral agility, integrability, etc.), their emitted power and spectral purity are quite poor. In view of their applications, a promising strategy to improve the coherence and increase the emitted microwave power of these devices is to mutually synchronize several of them. A first step is to understand the synchronization of a single STNO to an external source. For this, we have studied a circular nanopillar of diameter 200~nm patterned from a Cu60|Py15|Cu10|Py4|Au25 stack, where thicknesses are in nm. In the saturated state (bias magnetic field > 0.8 T), we have identified the auto-Oscillating mode and its coupling to an external source by using a magnetic resonance force microscope (MRFM). Only the uniform microwave field applied perpendicularly to the bias field is efficient to synchronize the STNO because it shares the spatial symmetry of the auto-Oscillation mode, in contrast to the microwave current passing through the device. The same sample was then studied under low perpendicular magnetic field, with the two magnetic layers in the vortex state. In this case, it is possible to excite a highly coherent mode (F/∆F>15000) with a linewidth below 100 kHz. By analyzing the harmonic content of the spectrum, we have determined that the non-Linear amplitude-Phase coupling of the excited mode is almost vanishing, which explains the high spectral purity observed. Moreover, the oscillation frequency can still be widely tuned thanks to the Oersted field created by the dc current. We have also shown that the synchronization of this mode to a microwave field source is very robust, the generation linewidth decreasing by more than five orders of magnitude compared to the autonomous regime. From these findings we conclude that the magneto-Dipolar interaction is promising to achieve mutual coupling of vortex based STNOs, the dipolar field from a neighboring oscillator playing the role of the microwave source. We have thus experimentally measured a system composed of two STNOs laterally separated by 100 nm. By varying the different configurations of vortex polarities, we have observed the mutual synchronization of these two oscillators.