Pulse EPR Spectroscopy
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Frontiers in Chemical Physics
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Pulse EPR Spectroscopy
Stefan StollDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Washington, Seattle Ohio State University
Mar 21, 2018
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Spectroscopy over 15 order of magnitude
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MΓΆΓbauer 14 400 eV (57Fe)
XAS/XES 7 000 eV (Fe K-edge)
UV/Vis 2 eV (600 nm)
IR/Raman 0.01 eV (800 cm-1)
EPR 0.000 04 eV (10 GHz = 40 ΞΌeV)
NMR 0.000 006 eV (850 MHz = 3.5 ΞΌeV)
ENDOR etc. 0.000 000 004 eV (1 MHz = 4 neV)
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Coupled spins
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Crystallography view:Nuclear geometry
Magnetic-resonance view:System of coupled spins
1 unpaired electron spin on Fe3+ (S = 1/2)all magnetic nuclei (1H, 2H, 14N, 15N, 13C, ...)nonmagnetic nuclei invisible (12C, 16O, 32S)
1H 1H1H 1H
1H1H
1H
1H
14N14N
14N
14N
14N14N
1H1H
1H1H
14N14Ne
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Information from EPR
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14N14N
14N
14N
14N14N14N
14N e
1H1H 1H
1H
1H
1H 1H1H
1H
1H
1H
1H
CW EPR: low resolution- metal center, (ligands)- strongly coupled
magnetic nuclei
Pulse EPR: high resolution- weakly coupled magnetic
nuclei (1H, 14N, 13C, etc)- ligands in first and
second ligand sphere- hydrogen bonds- distances to other spin
centers
otherspin center
magnetic nuclei within a few Γ electron spins with a few nm
Pulse EPR: Set of high-resolution EPR techniques todetermine local structure around a spin center (metal ion, metal cluster, or radical)
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Hidden details in CW EPR spectra
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as recorded
integrated
Origins of static line broadenings1. anisotropies of g tensor,
A tensor, D tensor2. site-to-site structural heterogeneity
resulting in g, A, D heterogeneity3. unresolved splittings
- hyperfine coupling to magneticnuclei
- coupling to other electron spins
pulse EPR
Hidden structure
frozen solutionCW EPR "powder" spectrum
singleorientation(unresolvable with CW EPR)
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Overview
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CW vs. pulse EPR, samples, spectrometerResonators and bandwidthsPulses, excitation widthOrientation selectionFIDs, echoes, deadtime, relaxation
Nuclear Zeeman interactionHyperfine interactionCoupling regimesNuclear spectraQuadrupole interaction
1. Fundamentals of pulse EPR
2. Molecular interactions
3. Pulse EPR experimentsField sweepsENDORESEEM, HYSCOREDEER
14N
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H14N
13C
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Comparison CW and Pulse EPR
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CW (continuous-wave) EPR- continuous excitation- low microwave power (ΞΌW-mW)- absorption spectroscopy- measures steady-state response
during excitation- low resolution
Pulse EPR- pulse excitation- very high microwave power (W-kW)- emission spectroscopy- measures transient response
after excitation- high resolution
EPR unit conversions- Energy units: 30 GHz = 1.00 cm-1 = 0.124 meV = 1.20 J/mol- Field to frequency: 1 mT = 28 MHz @ g = 2- Field units: 1 mT (millitesla) = 10 G (gauss)
EPR frequencies and fields
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How to make EPR samples
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Things to watch out for:(1) Unwanted dioxygen- oxygen-sensitive samples- dissolved dioxygen enhances relaxation- important for liquid samples- remove by freeze/pump/thaw, or Ar purging
(2) Other paramagnetic centers- avoid paramagnetic impurities- run controls on buffers and reagents- use quartz ("fused silica") tubes
(3) Aggregation- due to slow freezing, solvent crystallization- enhances relaxation, shortens Tm, T1- add glassing agent (glycerol, sucrose), freeze fast
(4) Dielectric constant- high Ξ΅r solvents kill mw fields in resonator- sensitivity loss- worst: liquid water (static Ξ΅r = 80 at 20Β°C)- frozen water: (Ξ΅r = 3.15 at 0Β°C)
Sample quantity and positioning
Sample concentrationmagnetically dilutecw EPR: < 1 mMpulse EPR: ESEEM/ENDOR: max 5 mM
DEER: less than 200 ΞΌM
EPR measurement temperatures (approx)organic radicals 30-200 Kmononuclear metal centers 5-40 Koligonuclear metal clusters 2-10 K
- know O.D. and I.D. of EPR sample tube- fill no more than fits in the resonator
Too concentrated?- broadened spectra- enhanced relaxation
Too dilute?- Not enough signal.
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Frozen solutions β lab and molecular frames
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Very common in bioinorganic/biological EPR: frozen aqueous solutions of paramagnetic molecules.
B0
Molecular frames- fixed in molecules- most commonly molecular
symmetry frame or g tensorframe
Euler angles ππ,ππ,ππ
z(lab)
x(lab)y(lab)
Lab frame- fixed in laboratory- z(lab) along static field B0- x(lab) along oscillating
microwave field B1
z(mol)
x(mol)y(mol)
Relative orientation
B1
Frozen solution =random uniform distribution of static orientations of the molecules, like a dilute powder.
molecules
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Pulse EPR spectrometer
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N
sampleresonatorcryostat
magnet
S
B0
circulator
mw2 PFU
0-60dB
cw sources pulse formers
mw1 PFU
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high-poweramplifier
high-powerattenuator
mw
tran
smitt
er
3
protectionswitch
low-noiseamplifier (LNA)
mixer
digitizercomputer
amplifiers
phase
mw
rece
iver
rf1
high-poweramplifier
ENDOR transmitter
PFU att.
low mw power high mw power video signal
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Why use a resonator?
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cw EPR: high sensitivityβ high Q, critically coupled
pulse EPR: large bandwidthβ high Q + overcoupled, or
low Q + critically coupled
ππ =ππ0βππ
Types of resonators1. dielectric (ring, split-ring)2. cavity (rectangular, cylindrical)3. loop-gap resonators
Resonator Q factor and bandwidth
Why to use a resonator?(1) concentrates microwave magnetic
field (B1) on sample; higher signalintensity
(2) separates microwave electric fieldfrom sample; lower sample heating
Downside: works only for a verynarrow range of frequencies, limitedbandwidth
resonator frequency
bandwidth (undercoupled)
Q factor; range: 100 - 10000
βππ
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Irradiation reorients spins
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Resonance condition:
precession
nutation
mw frequency = precession frequency(Larmor or Zeeman frequency)
βππmw = ππππBπ΅π΅
magnetic field71.447732
ππmwGHz
= πππ΅π΅
mT1 mT = 10 G
rotating frame:follow precession( = running alongwith the merry-go-round)
mw frequencyg factor
equilibrium non-equilibrium
π©π©0
Bohr magneton9.274Β·10-24 J/T 1 G = 2.8 MHz @ g = 2
Planck constant6.626Β·10-34 J s
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Pulses and excitation bandwidth
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Pulse excitation bandwidth- excitation bandwidth = approx.
distance between zeroes: 2/tp(for pi and pi/2 pulses)
- example: 10 ns pulse β 200 MHz
Microwave pulses (for electron spins)frequency 9-10 GHz, 34-36 GHz, 95 GHzshort 5-20 nsmedium 20 ns-200 nslong 200 ns-several ΞΌs
RF pulses (for nuclear spins)frequency 1-200 MHzshort 10 ΞΌslong 100 ΞΌs
Ο/2, 90Β°
pulse length
flip angle
tp
Rectangular pulse
carrierfrequency
pulse amplitude
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Spin gymnastics and energy level diagrams
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B0
Energy level diagram
E
E
Classical description: Bloch equations (limited to a isolated spins)Quantum description: Liouville-von Neumann equation (general)
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Spectral width and pulse excitation bandwidth
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EPR
abs
orpt
ion
inte
nsity
frequency (GHz)
g =1.83
g =2.55
g =2.00
pulse hits spins within10-100 MHz of mw frequency
mw pulse at 9.5 GHz
spectral width: several GHz
β’ Only a small fraction of spins in the sample are excited.β’ They have resonance frequencies close to the mw frequency.β’ They have specific orientations β orientation selection
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Orientation selection
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Resonance frequency depends onorientation relative to field.
Different orientation βdifferent resonance frequency
frequency (GHz)
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Free-induction decay
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90Β°
FID
spins in thermalequilibrium
pulse rotates spins by90 degrees
spins precess withdifferent frequencies
deadtime
B0
all are in phase dephasing
fast spins
slow spins
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Dead time
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Dead time:- time after pulses during which power
levels are too high to openthe sensitive receiver
- due to 1) ringdown in cavity2) reflections in spectrometer3) recovery of receiver protection
- typical value: 100 ns at X-bandshorter at higher frequencies
- affects all pulse EPR experiments
Ο Ο
Ο Ο
dead time
signal cannotbe measured!
Consequences- short values of Ο cannot be accessed- loss of broad lines- phase distortions in spectrum- spurious features in spectrum
kW kW ΞΌW
kW kW ΞΌW
1 kW = 1 mile1 ΞΌW = 0.0016 mm
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Two-pulse echo
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90Β°pulse
180Β°pulse
two-pulse echo( = 2x FID)
FID
thermalequilibrium
rotated by 90o
precessing anddephasing
dephased rotated by 180o
precessing andrephasing
refocused
Ο Ο
also called primary echo or Hahn echo
B0
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Three-pulse echo
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90Β°pulse
three-pulseecho
FID
thermalequilibrium
rotated by 90o
precessing anddephasing
dephased precessingand rephasing
refocused
Ο Ο
also called stimulated echo
90Β°pulse
90Β°pulse
T
"stored"along -z,
precessing
complexmotion
(approximate)
B0
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Relaxation
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Relaxation constantsT1: longitudinal relaxation (spin-lattice relaxation)T2: transverse relaxation (spin-spin relaxation)Tm: phase memory time (similar to T2)
Spectral diffusion- spin center randomly changes
frequency during pulse sequence- leads to dephasing and loss of signal- contributes to Tm
cw EPR- choose low mw power that avoids saturation- choose scan rates, modulation amplitudes and
frequencies that avoid passage effects
pulse EPR- fast relaxation prevents long pulse experiment- slow relaxation prevents fast repetition
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Overview
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CW vs. pulse EPR, samples, spectrometerResonators and bandwidthsPulses, excitation widthOrientation selectionFIDs, echoes, deadtime, relaxation
Nuclear Zeeman interactionHyperfine interactionCoupling regimesNuclear spectraQuadrupole interaction
1. Fundamentals of pulse EPR
2. Molecular interactions
3. Pulse EPR experimentsField sweepsENDORESEEM, HYSCOREDEER
14N
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H14N
13C
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Magnetic nuclei and their interactions
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Nuclear Zeeman interactionMagnetic interaction withexternal applied magnetic field(static or oscillating)
Hyperfine interactionMagnetic interaction ofnucleus with field dueto electron spin
Two contributions:1. through-bond
(isotropic; "Fermi contact")2. through-space
(anisotropic; dipolar)
Nuclear quadrupole interactionElectric interaction betweennonspherical nucleus andinhomogeneous electric field
Only for nonsphericalnuclei (spin > 1/2)!
βnuc = βππnππNπ©π© οΏ½ π°π° + β πΊπΊ οΏ½ π¨π¨ οΏ½ π°π° + β π°π° οΏ½ π·π· οΏ½ π°π°
Nuclear spin Hamiltonian (for one nuclear spin coupled to one electron spin):
B magnetic fieldS electron spinI nuclear spin
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Nuclear Zeeman interaction
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Nucleus Spin % gn1H 1/2 99.99 +5.585692H 1 0.01 +0.85743814N 1 99.6 +0.40376115N 1/2 0.4 - 0.56637813C 1/2 1.1 +1.4048217O 5/2 0.04 - 0.75751631P 1/2 100 +2.2632
no spin: 12C, 16O, 32S, etc.
NMR: gyromagnetic ratio πΎπΎ = ππnππN/β
ππI = β ππN/β β ππnπ΅π΅0
Nucleus Spin % gn63Cu 3/2 69 +1.48465Cu 3/2 31 +1.58853Cr 3/2 9.5 - 0.314755Mn 5/2 100 +1.381957Fe 1/2 2.1 +0.180659Co 7/2 100 +1.31861Ni 3/2 1.1 - 0.5000
no spin: 56Fe, 58Ni, 60Ni, etc.
magneticfieldnuclear
g factor
nuclear Bohrmagneton5.0508Β·10-27 J/T
Nuclear precession/Larmor/Zeeman frequency:
Γ6.5
oppositesign
Example: 1H with π΅π΅0 = 0.350 T β πππΌπΌ = 14.9 MHz (electron: 9.8 GHz)
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Hyperfine coupling 1: Fermi contact coupling
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Simple interpretation:spin population in atom-centered orbitals relativeto 100% orbital occupancy via reference Aiso
π΄π΄iso =ππ0ππBππN
3βπππ§π§ β1ππe β ππn β πππΌπΌβπ½π½
Nucleus Spin Aiso(100%) 1H 1/2 1420 MHz14N 1 1811 MHz, 1538 MHz15N 1/2 -2540 MHz, -2158 MHz13C 1/2 3777 MHz, 3109 MHz
Electron-nucleus magnetic interaction due tosmall, but finite, probability of finding an unpairedelectron at position of nucleus (s orbitals only!)
Reasons for non-zero Aiso(1) ground-state open s shell(2) valence-core spin polarization
(e.g. 3dβ2s, 2p β1s)
spin density atposition of nucleus
scales with ππn
Example: Aiso(1H) = 20 MHz β 20/1420 = 1.4%
alternative: compare to quantum-chemical estimates
conventional units:MHz
What you can learn from Aiso(1) spin delocalization(2) proximity of nucleus to metal ion
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Hyperfine coupling 2: through-space dipolar
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Be, Bhfelectron
nucleusmagnetic dipolefield of electron
rme
mn
Bn
magnetic dipolefield of nucleus
ΞΈ
B0
π»π» = ππβ₯β1 0 00 β1 00 0 +2
ππβ₯ =ππ04ππβ
ππBππN οΏ½ππeππππππ3
+2ππβ₯βππβ₯
electron spin nuclear spin
T = dipolar hyperfine matrixeigenvalues: principal values
β = β πΊπΊ οΏ½ π»π» οΏ½ π°π°
- orientation dependence- distance dependence
This assumes electron is localized.In delocalized systems, integrate over electron spin density.
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Zeeman + Hyperfine: local fields
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B0
Bhf
Btot
electron
nucleus
B0
hyperfine fielddue to electronspin
Zeeman field
total field
at equilibrium, nuclear spinaligns along total field
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Zeeman + Hyperfine
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B0Bhf
Btot
electron
nucleus
B0
hyperfine field dueto electron spin
Zeeman field
total field
flipped!
changed!
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Hyperfine + Zeeman
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component of hyperfine fieldperpendicular to external field(nonsecular)
component of hyperfine fieldparallel to external field(secular)
B0
Bhf
Btot
external (Zeeman)magneticfield
total field actingon the nucleus
hyperfinefield line
Nuclear frequencies:
IΞ½
π΄π΄ = π΄π΄||cos2ππ + π΄π΄β₯sin2ππ= π΄π΄iso + ππβ₯(3cos2ππ β 1)
π΅π΅ = π΄π΄|| β π΄π΄β₯ sinππ cosππ= 3ππβ₯sinππ cosππ
ππ ππππ = (ππI + πππππ΄π΄)2+(πππππ΅π΅)2
ππI = βππnππNπ΅π΅0/β ππππ = Β±1/2
can be neglected at high fieldfor small hfc
πππππ΅π΅
πππππ΄π΄
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Hyperfine + Zeeman: Three regimes
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Weak coupling Strong couplingIntermediate coupling
ΞΎ ΞΎ ΞΎ
nucleus
Btot(Ξ±)Btot(Ξ²)
Btot(Ξ±)
Btot(Ξ²)
Btot(Ξ±)
Btot(Ξ²)matching fields
π©π©0 β« π©π©hf π©π©0 β π©π©hf π©π©0 βͺ π©π©hf
angle between twototal field vectors: sin2ππ =
ππIπ΅π΅πππΌπΌπππ½π½
2
= ππ k = modulation depth parameter(important in ESEEM)
Ξ²Ξ±Ξ²Ξ²
Ξ±Ξ±Ξ±Ξ²
Ξ²Ξ±Ξ²Ξ²
Ξ±u Ξ±v
Ξ²Ξ±Ξ²Ξ²
Ξ±Ξ± Ξ±Ξ²
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Nuclear frequencies and powder spectra
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Weak coupling regime Strong coupling regime
ππ ππππ β |ππI + πππππ΄π΄|
ππI = βππnππBπ΅π΅0/β
ππI β« |πππππ΄π΄| ππI βͺ |πππππ΄π΄|
neglecting πππππ΅π΅ term(valid for weak and strong coupling only)
centered at Ξ½I, split by A centered at A/2, split by 2Ξ½I
ππ ππππ = (ππI + πππππ΄π΄)2+(πππππ΅π΅)2
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Nuclear quadrupole interaction
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torque
Nucleus Spin Quadrupole moment (b)2H 1 +0.0028614N 1 +0.0204433S 3/2 - 0.067863Cu 3/2 - 0.2217O 5/2 - 0.0255855Mn 5/2 +0.33
- Nnonspherical spape, described by an electric quadrupole moment Q.
Q > 0prolate nucleus
egg shaped
β
β
1 b (barn)= 100 fm2
highest energy
β
β
+ +
(2) Inhomogeneous electric fields in molecules: electric field gradient (EFG) at nuclei
(1) Nuclei with spin>1/2 have electric quadrupole moment
β
β
lowest energy
+
+
(3) Quadrupole nuclei haveorientation-dependentenergy
+
++ +
Q < 0oblate nucleusburger shaped
- Spin is tied to nuclear shape!
electric, notmagnetic interaction!
(4) This leads to additionalsplittings in spectra.
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Nuclear quadrupole interaction
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Electric field gradient (EFG) at nucleus
sign of q ambiguousfor ππ = 1
Spin Hamiltonian term
β = β π°π° οΏ½ π·π· οΏ½ π°π°
π·π· =ππ2ππππ/β4πΌπΌ(2πΌπΌ β 1)
β(1 β ππ) 0 00 β(1 + ππ) 00 0 +2
quadrupole tensor
Rhombicity
e2Qq/h and Ξ·
Largest component
Principal valuesEFG is a 3x3 matrix V Interaction of quadrupole moment with EFG
EFG asymmetryEFG strength
quadrupolemoment
Experimental parameters:
nuclear spin vector
πππ§π§π§π§ = ππππ
πππ₯π₯π₯π₯ + πππ¦π¦π¦π¦ + πππ§π§π§π§ = 0
0 β€ ππ β€ 1
πππ§π§π§π§ β₯ πππ¦π¦π¦π¦ β₯ πππ₯π₯π₯π₯
πππ₯π₯π₯π₯, πππ¦π¦π¦π¦, πππ§π§π§π§
ππ =πππ₯π₯π₯π₯ β πππ¦π¦π¦π¦
πππ§π§π§π§
D2O: e2Qq/h = 0.213 MHz, Ξ· = 0.12Imidazole ligands: EFG at 14N depends on electron populations of 2px,y,z orbitals
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Nuclear quadrupole interaction
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2H
J. Biol. Chem. 2012 287 4662 link
πΎπΎ = ππ βππ
ππOβD3
Length of H-bonds to semiquinones
mCoM reductase, 33S HYSCOREJACS 2005 127 17744 link
Aconitase, 17O ENDORJ. Biol. Chem. 1986 261 4840 link
strong hf couplingsmall nq splitting
33S
17O I = 5/2 gives 2πΌπΌ = 10 lines
I = 1 gives 2πΌπΌ = 4 lines
EFG depends on electron populations Nx,y,z of 2px,y,z orbitals
14N
very useful for imidazole ligands!
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Overview
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CW vs. pulse EPR, samples, spectrometerResonators and bandwidthsPulses, excitation widthOrientation selectionFIDs, echoes, deadtime, relaxation
Nuclear Zeeman interactionHyperfine interactionCoupling regimesNuclear spectraQuadrupole interaction
1. Fundamentals of pulse EPR
2. Molecular interactions
3. Pulse EPR experimentsField sweepsENDORESEEM, HYSCOREDEER
14N
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H
14N
14N
1H
1H14N
13C
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Types of pulse EPR spectra
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Field echo-detected field sweepFID-detected field sweep
RF frequency
MW frequency
Pulse delays
Pulse EPR measures spin echo (or FID) amplitude as a function ofβ¦
inversion recoverytwo-pulse ESEEMthree-pulse ESEEMHYSCORE
Quantity Experiment name Result
EPR spectrum
relaxation timesnuclear spectrumnuclear spectrum
nuclear spectrumnuclear spectrum
Davies ENDORMims ENDOR
ELDOR-detected NMRDEER
nuclear spectrumdistance between spin centers
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Field-sweep spectra
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Distortions due to tau-dependent nuclear modulation of echo amplitude
FID-detected field sweep
FID
two-pulse echotau = 140 ns
90Β°
Ο Ο
180Β° echotwo-pulse echotau = 300 ns
90Β°
FID
integrate
Echo-detected field sweep
- works only if FID is longer than dead time- use long microwave pulse
deadtime
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Relaxation measurements
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T1: Inversion recovery
T2, Tm: Two-pulse echo decay
180Β°
Ο
invertedecho
90Β° 180Β°
Οt
measure echo intensity as a function of t
ππ π‘π‘ππ 0
= 1 β 2exp(βπ‘π‘/ππ1)
measure echo intensity as a function of Ο
90Β°
Ο Ο
180Β°
Other methods for T1: saturation recovery, three-pulse echo decay
ππ π‘π‘ππ 0
β exp(β2ππ/ππ2)
- approximately exponential decay- phase memory, Tm, rather than T2 is obtained- best with small flip angles (avoids instantaneous diffusion)
echo
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Nuclear spectra: Mims ENDOR
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90Β°
Ο
90Β° 90Β°
trf
Ο
echo
Mims ENDOR: rf pulse frequency is varied
rf
mw
180Β°
Basics- use short hard mw pulses- acquire echo intensity asfunction of rf pulse frequency
Blind spots- intensity is modulatedwith Ο-dependent sawtoothpattern, centered at Larmorfrequency and with period 0.5/Ο("Mims holes")
- central hole at Larmor frequency!
Spectrum- echo intensity decreaseswhenever rf frequency isresonant with a nucleartransition
- upside-down representation
works best for small hyperfine couplings less than about 1/Ο(typically 2H, 13C)
rf frequency
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Nuclear spectra: Davies ENDOR
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180Β°
Ο
invertedecho
Davies ENDOR: rf frequency is varied
rf
mw
180Β°
90Β° 180Β°
Ο
trf
Basics- based on inversion recovery- use medium/long mw pulses- acquire echo intensity as functionof rf pulse frequency
Spectrum- fully inverted echo is baseline- decrease in echo intensity whenrf frequency is resonant withnuclear transition
Blindspots- no Ο-dependent blindspots- central hole at Larmor frequency- width proportional to 1/tp- suited for larger hf couplings- for small couplings, use long pulses(narrower central hole)
tp rf frequency
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Nuclear spectra: ESEEM
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90Β°
Ο Ο
180Β°
Two-pulse ESEEM: Ο is varied
- modulation of echo amplitude as a function of interpulse delay(s)- modulation with nuclear resonance frequencies and their combinations- modulation due to hyperfine coupling of electron spin with surrounding nuclei- modulation depth depends on hyperfine coupling, quadrupole coupling, nuclear Zeeman
90Β°
Ο
90Β° 90Β°
T Ο
stimulatedecho
primary (Hahn)echo
Three-pulse ESEEM: T is varied
Ο
Ο + T
V3p
V2p
V2p
V3p
modulationdepth/amplitude
modulationdepth/amplitude
electron spin echo envelope modulation
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ESEEM: Vector model
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B0
Bhf(Ξ±)
Btot(Ξ±)
B0
Bhf(Ξ²)
Btot(Ξ²)
suddenelectronspin flip
- Electron spin flip inverts hyperfine field at nucleus.- This changes the total local field and the quantization direction of the nucleus.- The change is sudden on the timescale of the nucleus.- The nucleus will precess around the new field direction.
nuclear spinprecession!
"forbidden" transition!
stationarynuclear spin
(1) Electron spin flip induces nuclear precession
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ESEEM: Vector model
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B0
Bhf(Ξ²)
Btot(Ξ²)
ΞB(t)
- precessing nucleus causes a time-dependentfield along z felt by the electron
- electron precession frequency becomestime dependent
B0
time-dependentprecession frequency!
precession
L. G. Rowan, E. L. Hahn, W. B. Mims, Phys. Rev. A 137, 61-71, 1965D. Grischkowsky, S. R. Hartmann, Phys. Rev. B 2, 60-74,1970S. A. Dikanov, Yu. D. Tsvetkov, ESEEM Spectroscopy, CRC Press, 1992
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ESEEM: Data processing
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ENDOR vs ESEEM
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Two-pulse ESEEMENDOR
equal intensities Tm decay (fast)sum and difference frequenciesno blind spots
/ 2k / 2k
/ 4kβ/ 4kβ
Three-pulse ESEEM
T1 decay (slower)no sum and difference frequenciesblind spotsΟ adds to dead time
( )Ξ²1 cos4k Ο Οβ
( )Ξ±1 cos4k Ο Οβ
πππΌπΌ + πππ½π½
πππ½π½πππΌπΌπππ½π½πππΌπΌ
πππΌπΌ β πππ½π½
πππ½π½πππΌπΌ
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ENDOR vs ESEEM
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ENDOR:- maximum intensity at ΞΈ = 90Β°- mimimum intensity at ΞΈ = 0Β°ESEEM:- no intensity along principal axes- maximum intensity off-axis
Situations for best intensitiesESEEM enhanced by nuclear statemixing; most intense in matchingregime, i.e. low nuclear frequencies
ENDOR enhanced by hyperfineenhancement, most intense forhigh nuclear frequencies
difficult to measurebroad lines with ESEEM!only central part visible!
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HYSCORE: a 2D ESEEM experiment
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90Β°
Ο
90Β° 90Β°
t1 Ο
HYSCOREecho
HYSCORE: t1 and t2 is varied
V(t1,t2)
180Β°
t2
echo intensity as afunction of t1 and t2
2D time domain (TD)
1st quadrant2nd quadrant
3rd quadrant(identical to 1st)
4th quadrant(identical to 2nd)
2D frequency domain (FD)
Ο pulse should beas short as possible
only 1st and 2nd quadrant are shown
HYSCORE = hyperfinesublevel correlation
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HYSCORE data processing
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Time-domain data
Spectrum
t2 baseline correction t1 baseline correction
2D windowing
2D zero filling2D Fourier transform
2x
2x
12
3 4
tapertowardszero
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HYSCORE: Spectral patterns
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Powder spectra
ππΞ±
ππΞ²
Weak coupling
ππΞ±ππΞ²
ππΞ±
ππΞ²
first quadrant
ππΞ±
ππΞ²
Strong coupling
βππΞ± βππΞ²
ππΞ±
ππΞ²
second quadrant
Quadrupole splittings
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HYSCORE: blindspots
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Blind spots:- Ο-dependent intensity factor: sin(ππππ1ππ)sin(ππππ2ππ)- intensity drops to zero at frequenciesthat are multiples of 1/ππ
- both dimensions, all quadrants
1/ππ
2/ππ
Example: ππ = 120 ns1/ππ = 8.33 MHz
1/ππ 2/ππ
0
0
Consequences:- peaks are missing- peaks are distorted- danger of wrong assignment
Remedies:- acquire spectra with severaldifferent tau values
- use blind-spot free advancedtechniques3/ππ
3/ππ
β3/ππ β2/ππ β1/ππ
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ESEEM/ENDOR at higher frequencies
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Advantages- separation of isotopes- weak coupling regime forlarge hyperfine couplings
- increased sensitivity forlow-gamma nuclei
- larger spin polarization- larger orientation selectivity
Disadvantages- less signal for stronglyanisotropic systems
- less available power- longer pulses
Pulse EPR powerX-band 9-10 GHz 1000 WQ-band 34-36 GHz 300 WW-band 95 GHz 2 WD-band 130 GHz 0.125 WG-band 263 GHz 0.020 W
ENDOR/ESEEM frequency ranges for common isotopes:
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DEER β double electron-electron resonance
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90Β°
Ο1
180Β°
Ο2
refocusedtwo-pulse
echo
4-pulse DEER: t is varied180Β°
t
mw1
mw2
Ο1 Ο2180Β°
two-pulseecho
Echo modulation
DEER = double electron-electron resonance(also called PELDOR = pulse electron double resonance)
B
A
ππee =ππ0ππB2
4ππβπππ΄π΄πππ΅π΅
1ππ3
Dipolar coupling betweentwo electron spins analogousto dipolar hyperfine coupling
B0
mw2
mw1
A = probe spin, mw1B = pump spin, mw2
pump spin up pump spin down
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DEER data analysis
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Echo modulation
Dipolar spectrum
Distance distribution
Fourier transformation
Least-squares fit(Tikhonov regularization)
called formfactor afterbackgroundcorrection
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What you can learn from EPR data
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g tensorhyperfine couplingszero-field splittingsrelaxation times
Fieldsweeps
ENDORESEEM
DEER dipolar coupling distance between spin centersprotein conformations
type of spin center (metal, radical)spin quantum numberdelocalization of spincoordination geometryoxidation state, spin multiplicity
nuclear Zeeman frequencyisotropic hyperfine couplinganisotropic hyperfine coupingnuclear quadrupole coupling
EPR parameters Structural information
type of ligand nucleiprotonation stateslocation of protonsoxidation state assignmentcoordination mode of ligands
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