Observation of an Orbach process in molecular solids by means of pure nuclear quadrupole resonance measurements

S. P. Grinberg*, Yoram Shapira

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Abstract

The spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, of 14N in pure nuclear quadrupole resonance (PNQR) has been measured as a function of temperature in aniline, ortho-phenylenediamine (OPD) and deuterated-ortho-phenyl- enediamine (DOPD). The experimentally obtained activation energies, Δ, are remarkably close to the vibrational mode energies of the amine group NH2 (∼3200 cm-1) and ND2 (∼2300 cm-1). A relaxation mechanism is proposed whereby the transition is carried out by an Orbach process involving two high energy (Δ≫kBT) vibrational modes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-158
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume54
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1985

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