Kiyonori Takegoshi
Professor, Kyoto University

　Solid-state NMR is a useful tool for material research by exploiting local structures/dynamics at atomic level. So far, however, because of the low sensitivity and the popular nuclei in NMR being limited to 1H and 13C, application of NMR to materials has been limited. In this research project, we enhance the capability of NMR by increasing its sensitivity. For that we develop a new cryogenic NMR-detection system to suppress thermal noise. A new microcoil detection system is also examined for a sample of a small amount. Further, we exploit novel methods for high-resolution solid-state NMR of quadrupole nuclei.