Rotating Micro-Detectors for Ultra-Sensitive and High-Resolution Analysis of Heterogeneous Matter with Magnetic Resonance: instrumentation, methodology and applications

Project Information

MICRONMRLAB

Grant agreement ID: 237068

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2009

End date 30 June 2011

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost No data

EU contribution € 166 011,55

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France

Objective

Nuclear magnetic resonance technology is omnipresent in modern analytical science and biomedicine because of the detailed information it can provide both as a non-invasive imaging as well as a broadband spectroscopic tool. Three-dimensional molecular structure and dynamics and localized functional tomography are possible provided that the sample size is large enough for the technique to be sensitive. This project aims at further developing the recently introduced concept of rotating micro-detectors in order to achieve unprecedented high-resolution and ultra-high sensitivity for the study of amorphous and heterogeneous materials. Miniaturizing the detector size offers higher sensitivity and improved spin dynamics manipulation. Coupling this to a wireless transmission technique allows for experiments on rapidly spinning micro-samples and high-resolution spectroscopy. For the first time nanolitre volume samples become accessible and this opens many avenues for research and development in the field. The host group at the CEA has patented this technology and hopes that with the help of a world class expert in solid-state NMR of glasses we can further develop it and make it transferable to the majority of the magnetic resonance community. Additionally, the candidate will profit and acquire a maturity and scientific independence by the end of this interdisciplinary two-year project encompassing areas chemistry, physics and engineering.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › materials engineering
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › spintronics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › spectroscopy

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Keywords

• Analytical chemistry
• Chemical physics
• Inorganic chemistry
• Instrumental techniques
• Magnetic resonance
• Physical chemistry
• RF design

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "International Incoming Fellowships"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008
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Funding Scheme

MC-IIF - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

• EU contribution: € 166 011,55
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15 ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data