Research Organization

・Solid-State NMR Group, Center for Basic Research on Materials

 Established: April 1, 2020

 Main Achievements:

  • World's highest field NMR systems—three-time world records: 920 MHz (2001), 930 MHz (2004), and 1,020 MHz (2015)!
  • Cryocoil MAS Probe: Highly sensitive solid-state NMR by cooling the detection system to cryogenic temperatures!
  • High-Temperature Pulsed Field Gradient NMR Probe: Enables diffusion measurements up to 700 K!
  • Operando NMR System: NMR measurements of battery materials under operating (electrically connected) conditions!
  • Optial Pumping NMR System: Nuclear Hyperpolarization at cryogenic temperatures!

 Joint Research:

  • Collaboration Hub Promotion Program: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; College of Science and Technology, Nihon University; College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University
  • Joint Research: Institute of Science Tokyo; Chiba University; Yamagata University; Kanazawa University; Nihon University; Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
  • International Collaboration: Oxford University (Battery materials), University of Liverpool (Surface science)

Related Institutions and Organizations

・High Magnetic Field Characterization Unit, Research Network &Facility Services Division

 Established: April 1, 2023


・NIMS-JEOL Measurement Technology Laboratory

 Established: October 1, 2015 (terminated in March 2022 upon the expiration of the contract.)

 Main Achievements:

  • Cryocoil Probes for Double Resonance Measurements
  • Automatic Sample Exchanger (Patent No. 6016373)
  • High-Resolution Solid-State NMR Techniques for Narrow-Bore Systems

 Awards:

  • Commendation for Science & Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry Award for Advanced Analytical Instrument Development,etc.


・Probe Lab. Inc. (Former NIMS Venture, Certification No. 6)

 Since its establishment, the company has achieved numerous accomplishments in the development, production, and modification of special probes, earning strong support from users.

 Established: August 22, 2006.


・The Society of Solid-State NMR for Materials

 Research group consisting of domestic researchers aiming to promote the academic and technological development of solid-state NMR spectroscopy, as well as its application to structural analysis of both organic and inorganic materials.

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