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  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Chemical Physics

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  • Coupled electron spin systems are vital for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and quantum information science (QIS).
  • Characterizing electron spin coupling networks is challenging, particularly at high magnetic fields.
  • Trityl radicals at high concentrations exhibit DNP enhancement profiles indicative of electron spin clusters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of electron spin hyperpolarization in coupled electron spin systems using pump-probe ELectron DOuble Resonance (ELDOR).
  • To demonstrate that selective microwave saturation can generate and characterize electron spin hyperpolarization.
  • To explore the role of longitudinal dipolar order in transient electron spin hyperpolarization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing pump-probe ELectron DOuble Resonance (ELDOR) experiments with selective microwave saturation.
  • Analyzing 1H NMR enhancement profiles to identify electron spin clusters.
  • Investigating the influence of pulse lengths and interpulse delays on dipolar order generation and readout.

Main Results:

  • Observed electron spin hyperpolarization upon selective microwave saturation in a trityl radical system.
  • Demonstrated that the generation of out-of-equilibrium longitudinal dipolar order is responsible for electron spin hyperpolarization.
  • Showed that coupled electron spins must form an AX-like system for selective microwave irradiation to induce hyperpolarization.
  • Quantified the alteration of dipolar order by tuning ELDOR experimental parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Pump-probe ELDOR with selective saturation is an effective method for characterizing coupled electron spins in AX-type spin systems.
  • This technique is foundational for applications in DNP and quantum sensing.
  • Understanding and controlling dipolar order is key to generating electron spin hyperpolarization.