Abstract
Nanometer-sized crystalline platinum particles have been studied by Pt195 nuclear magnetic-resonance techniques after their removal from a silica support. The spectra show very well-resolved bulk and surface resonance peaks in contrast to supported particles of similar size. Evidence for restricted surface spin diffusion was found from spin-spin relaxation measurements performed on the surface peak. The length scale of the restriction was found to be about 10 possibly associated with surface irregularities. The nuclear-spin diffusion process can be attributed to the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida indirect exchange coupling between surface Pt atoms the strength of which was found to be the same as that in bulk platinum.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15830-15834 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics