Multinuclear solid-state NMR study: a powerful tool for understanding the structure of ZnO hybrid nanoparticles

Gregory Spataro (1) , Yohan Champouret (1, 2) , Pierre Florian (3) , Yannick Coppel (1) , Myrtil L. Kahn (1)

1 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination
2 UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181
3 CEMHTI - Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux : Haute Température et Irradiation

Characterization of hybrid materials is crucial for gaining an in-depth understanding of nano-objects. Here, it is evidenced that the use of multinuclear 1H, 2H, 13C, 15N, 67Zn and 17O MAS NMR spectroscopy is a very powerful approach to acquire both structural and dynamic information on hybrid ZnO nanomaterials prepared from an organometallic approach. Not only is the coordination mode of the organic part onto the inorganic surface evidenced but also important information about the dynamics of the organic capping molecules and some particularities of the nanocrystal structure itself are obtained.

Domaines: Matériaux

Gregory Spataro, Yohan Champouret, Pierre Florian, Yannick Coppel, Myrtil L. Kahn. Multinuclear solid-state NMR study: a powerful tool for understanding the structure of ZnO hybrid nanoparticles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 20 (18), pp.12413-12421. ⟨10.1039/c8cp01096j⟩. ⟨hal-01898422⟩