KTH - Royal Institute of Technology

Less-routine spectrometers (all Bruker) 


300 MHz Avance II (3 ch, solid/liquid with 1kW X-amplifier), WB (2006)

Diffusion/microimaging probes, Max temperature 60°C for 10 mm, 80°C for 5mm inserts

  • Diff25 300MHz WB probe (25G/cm/A).  Z-grad 960 G/cm at Imax=40A, 10 mm and 5 mm rf inserts for 1H and 2H.
  • Diff60 300MHz WB probe (60 G/cm/A).  Z-grad 3000 G/cm at Imax=50A, 10 mm and 5 mm rf inserts for 1H and 2H.
  • MIC5 300MHz SB/WB probe (5 G/cm/A). XYZ-grad 300 G/cm at Imax=60A. 1H
  • MIC2.5 300MHz. Setup includes WB-sized gradient tube with XYZ-gradients, 150 G/cm at Imax=60A (» 2.5 G/cm/A) and SB-sized rf probe head with exchangeable resonators.

Resonators: 2mm 1H (solenoid), 5mm1H (saddle), 10mm 1H  (saddle), 20mm 1H (bird-cage), 30mm1H (bird-cage), 10mm 1H (homebuilt, with extended field of view), 10mm 19F, 10mm 2H.


Solution NMR probes

  • ATM BBF (broad-band and 19F) 5mm SB
  • Several (>8) different BBI 5mm, BBO 10mm , BBO 5mm probes plus various unconventional/re-built probes from GE, Bradley.

Solid probes

  • HR-MAS 4mm, max 15 kHz, max 90°C, CP-MAS 4mm, max 15 kHz,  -150°C/+150°C, CP-MAS 7mm, max 7 kHz,  -150°C/+150°C
  • Static X nuclei, wide range of rf inserts, -150°C/+150°C

500 MHz Avance III 3 ch, SB (2007) and 500 MHz Avance HD, SB (2013)

Both spectrometers are solid/liquid, with interchangeable probes (except MAS, on Avance HD)


Diffusion/microimaging probes, Max temperature 60°C for 10 mm, 80°C for 5mm inserts if not stated otherwise

  • DIFF/30 500MHz SB probe (G/cm/A). Z-grad 1800 G/cm at Imax=60A and MIC5 500 SB probe (5 G/cm/A). XYZ 300 G/cm at Imax=60A. 

Both probes have 10mm and 5 mm rf inserts for a wide range of nuclei, also RF inserts also for extended temp range -100°C/+200oC.

 

Solution NMR probes

  • Several (>10) different BBI 5mm, BBO 10mm , BBO 5mm, TXI (1H/13C/15N) 5mm, TXI (1H/13C/15N) 10mm and a few with unconventional nuclei combinations (such as 19F/1H 5mm).


High-temperature probe

  • High-tem. DUL 1H/13C/2H 5mm, -100°C/+600°C


Solid probe

  • CP-MAS 4mm, max 15kHz, -90°C/+90°C



Other less-routine NMR equipment, stand-alone or add-on


  • NMR Mouse 13 MHz, NMR Mouse 9 kHz, NMR handheld Mouse 13 MHz
  • Portable console KEA upgraded with 500W amplifier + Potable battery-driven NMR console Magritec


  • Two complete setups (power supply + probes inserts) for electrophoretic NMR
  • Rapid liquid-liquid and liquid-solid mixing probes inserts
  • Temperature-jump probe insert
  • Light-induced kinetics probe (UV/Vis through optical fibre)

  • 1 T horizontal MR system (Aspect Imaging) with a 30 G/cm peak gradient strength. For complex flow studies at the Dept of Mechanics.



Spectrometers primarily for high-throughput routine service (all Bruker)


400 MHz Nanobay Avance III HD (2013)

  • BBO Smart probe 5mm, gradient
  • BBO 5mm, gradient
  • 1H/13C inverse probe, 5mm, with gradient

400 MHz Nanobay Avance III HD (2013)

  • BBO Smart probe 5mm, gradient
  • TXI 1.7 mm H/C/N with gradient



500 MHz Avance (2004, partly upgraded since)

  • BBO 5mm, gradient
  • BBI 5mm, gradient


400 MHz DRX (1999)

  • 5 mm H/BB inverse with Z-grad
  • 5mm H/BB normal without grad
  • 5 mm H/C (dual) normal without grad
  • 5 mm 1H without grad
  • 10 mm H/BB normal without grad
  • 10 mm H/205Tl normal without grad



A large number of the probes listed below were purchased separately and re-built for specific projects. Hence, we have a complete electronics/mechanics workshop and related expertise. 


Specialized service:

  • Diffusion and flow experiments in simple and complex fluids and solids, in a wide range of temperatures and on a wide range of nuclei.
  • Electrophoretic NMR experiments.
  • Kinetic experiments with rapid mixing, temperature jump, or light excitation.
  • MRI experiments on a wide variety of technological (paper, tablets, batteries, etc) and geological (soil, clay, cement) systems.
  • NMR cryoporometry.
  • In collaboration of P&L Scientific Instrument Services, design and construction of custom-built NMR equipment, mainly for electrophoretic NMR.
  • Solid state structural and dynamical problems, at high and low temperature, in a broad range of nuclei.
  • Liquid state structural, dynamical, and complexation/binding problems, at high and low temperature, including any available nuclei from 3H to (so far) 41K.


Competence and personell

Prof. István Furó and Prof. Sergey Dvinskikh: both ~ 35 years of experience with NMR and MRI in general and diverse applications (usually not in organic chemistry or biochemistry) incl pulse sequence and hardware design. Furó is editor of the RSC series New Developments in NMR. 

Assoc. Prof. Zoltán Szabó: ~30 years of experince with NMR, including small molecules, natural products, complexes

Assoc. Prof. Christofer Lendel: ~20 years of experience with biomolecular and solid-state NMR

Assoc. Prof. Martin Lawoko: ~15 years of experience with liquid-state NMR of wood biopolymers

Prof. Thomas Larsson (adjunct): ~25 years of experience with solid-state NMR of wood biopolymers