Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Mapping the oxygen structure of γ-Al2O3 by high-field solid-state NMR spectroscopy

  • Qiang Wang,
  • Wenzheng Li,
  • Ivan Hung,
  • Frederic Mentink-Vigier,
  • Xiaoling Wang,
  • Guodong Qi,
  • Xiang Wang,
  • Zhehong Gan,
  • Jun Xu,
  • Feng Deng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17470-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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γ-Al2O3 is widely used in catalytic processes, but understanding its detailed structure remains a challenge. The authors, using two-dimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy at a high magnetic field, characterize the spatial proximity and connectivity between oxygen species from the bulk to the surface.