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β-NMR of 8Li+ in rutile TiO2

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, , Citation R M L McFadden et al 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 551 012032 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/551/1/012032

1742-6596/551/1/012032

Abstract

We report preliminary low-energy β-NMR measurements of 8Li+ implanted in single crystal rutile TiO2 at an applied field of 6.55 T and 300 K. We observe a broad 12 kHz wide quadrupole split resonance with unresolved features and a sharp component at the Larmor frequency. The line broadening may be caused by overlapping multi-quantum transitions or motion of 8Li+ on the scale of its lifetime (1.21 s). We also find spin-lattice relaxation that is relatively fast compared to other wide band gap insulators. The origin of this fast relaxation is also likely quadrupolar and may be due to anisotropic 8Li+ diffusion.

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