title: Scalable NMR spectroscopy with semiconductor chips.
abstract: State-of-the-art NMR spectrometers using superconducting magnets have enabled, with their ultrafine spectral resolution, the determination of the structure of large molecules such as proteins, which is one of the most profound applications of modern NMR spectroscopy. Many chemical and biotechnological applications, however, involve only small-to-medium size molecules, for which the ultrafine resolution of the bulky, expensive, and high-maintenance NMR spectrometers is not required. For these applications, there is a critical need for portable, affordable, and low-maintenance NMR spectrometers to enable in-field, on-demand, or online applications (e.g., quality control, chemical reaction monitoring) and co-use of NMR with other analytical methods (e.g., chromatography, electrophoresis). As a critical step toward NMR spectrometer miniaturization, small permanent magnets with high field homogeneity have been developed. In contrast, NMR spectrometer electronics capable of modern multidimensional spectroscopy have thus far remained bulky. Complementing the magnet miniaturization, here we integrate the NMR spectrometer electronics into 4-mm(2) silicon chips. Furthermore, we perform various multidimensional NMR spectroscopies by operating these spectrometer electronics chips together with a compact permanent magnet. This combination of the spectrometer-electronics-on-a-chip with a permanent magnet represents a useful step toward miniaturization of the overall NMR spectrometer into a portable platform.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138;
authors.forename: Dongwan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Schlumberger-Doll Research Center, Cambridge, MA 02139; and.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paulsen
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Schlumberger-Doll Research Center, Cambridge, MA 02139; and.
authors.forename: Yi-Qiao
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; donhee@seas.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Donhee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ham
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012666:Semiconductors
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