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Continuous-wave far-infrared ESR spectrometer for high-pressure measurements

Nafradi, Balint  
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Gaal, Richard  
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Sienkiewicz, Andrzej  
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2008
Journal of Magnetic Resonance

We present a newly-developed microwave probe for performing sensitive high-field/multi-frequency electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements under high hydrostatic pressures. The system consists of a BeCu-made pressure-resistant vessel, which accommodates the investigated sample and a diamond microwave coupling window. The probe's interior is completely filled with a pressure-transmitting fluid. The setup operates in reflection mode and can easily be assembled with a standard oversized microwave circuitry. The probe-head withstands hydrostatic pressures up to 1.6 GPa and interfaces with our home-built quasi-optical high-field ESR facility, operating in a millimeter/submillimeter frequency range of 105-420 GHz and in magnetic fields up to 16 T. The overall performance of the probe was tested, while studying the pressure-induced changes in the spin-relaxation mechanisms of a quasi-1D conducting polymer, KC60. The preliminary measurements revealed that the probe yields similar signal-to-noise ratio to that of commercially available low-frequency ESR spectrometers. Moreover, by observing the conduction electron spin resonance (CESR) linewidth broadening for KC60 in an unprecedented microwave frequency range of 210-420 GHz and in the pressure range of up to 1.6 GPa, we demonstrate that a combination of high-pressure ESR probe and high-field/multi-frequency spectrometer allows us to measure the spin relaxation rates in conducting spin systems, like the quasi-ID conductor, KC60. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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DOI
10.1016/j.jmr.2008.09.014
Web of Science ID

WOS:000261043600011

Author(s)
Nafradi, Balint  
Gaal, Richard  
Sienkiewicz, Andrzej  
Feher, Titusz
Forro, Laszlo  
Date Issued

2008

Publisher

Academic Press Inc - Elsevier Science

Published in
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Volume

195

Start page

206

End page

210

Subjects

Esr

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High-pressure

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Frequency modulation

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Quasi-optical bridge

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Kc60

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Electron-Paramagnetic-Resonance

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High Hydrostatic-Pressure

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Multifrequency

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Temperature

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Epr

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Transition

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Dependence

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Polymer

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Cell

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