EMR stands for Electron Magnetic Resonance, which covers a variety of magnetic resonance techniques associated with the electron. The most popular of those techniques is Electron Paramagnetic/Spin Resonance (EPR/ESR). In simplified terms, EPR/ESR can be performed on any sample that has unpaired electron spins.
EPR/ESR has proven an indispensable tool in a large range of applications in physics, materials science, chemistry and biology, including studies of impurity states, molecular clusters, antiferromagnetic, ferromagnetic and thin film compounds, natural or induced radicals, optically excited paramagnetic states, electron spin-based quantum information devices, transition-metal based catalysts; and for structural and dynamical studies of metallo-proteins, spin-labeled proteins and other complex bio-molecules and their synthetic models.
To learn more about EMR and the advantages of high frequencies and high fields, visit our EMR Resources section.
HOW TO APPLY
Our magnets are open to all scientists — for free — via a competitive process and we accept proposals throughout the year.
- Prepare your documentation
A proposal and prior results report are required. - Create a user profile
Returning users simply need to log in. - Submit a request online
Upload files and provide details about the proposed experiment. - Report your results
By year’s end, submit a 1-page report and information on publications resulting from your experiment.
Please review the MagLab User Policies and Procedures before submitting your proposal and experiment or contact Facility Director Steve Hill with questions. View User FAQs.
Latest Science Highlight
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Magneto-structural correlations in a transition metal complex
30 May 2017
In the field of inorganic chemistry, magneto-structural correlations have been used to rationally design molecules with desirable properties, and to relate these properties to the electronic and geometric structures. In turn, such studies provide powerful tools for understanding important catalytic processes, as well as elucidating the structures of active sites in metalloproteins. This study reveals an unusually strong sensitivity of the magnetic properties of a CoS4 molecule to minute changes in its structure.
Featured Publications
Magneto-Structural Correlations in a Transition Metal Complex
Suturina, E. A., et al., Inorganic Chemistry, 56, 3102-3118 (2017) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Symmetry Reduction in the Quantum Kagome Antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite
Zorko, A., et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 118, 017202 (2017) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Enhancing coherence in molecular spin qubits via atomic clock transitions
Shiddiq, M., et al., Nature, 531, 348-351 (2016) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Pushing the limits of magnetic anisotropy in trigonal bipyramidal Ni(II)
Marriott K. E. R., et al., Chemical Science, 6, 6823-6828 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online …
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