Solid‐State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Many experiments are designed to improve resolution and/or sensitivity, typically through more efficient removal of anisotropic broadening — an enduring theme in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. This chapter provides an overview of solid-state NMR spectroscopy, focusing in particular upon its application to inorganic solids. It briefly introduces the theoretical basis of the technique and the interactions that affect NMR spectra (and ultimately provide information). The chapter describes the basic and routinely used experimental techniques, and the information that is available from solid-state NMR spectra. It then reviews the nuclear species most commonly studied and provides a range of examples of the application of NMR spectroscopy for a wide variety of materials, demonstrating the versatility and promise of the technique.