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Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry as a Tool in Monitoring the Aging of Coating Solutions (Case Study: Barium Propionate Precursor Coating Solution)

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In the present study, we investigate the relationship between the aging of a barium coating solution used in the synthesis of the precursors for YBa2Cu3O7−x -coated conductors or any oxide compound containing BaO and the transverse relaxation time measured in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment. The barium propionate precursor solution sample was prepared by the stepwise addition of an excess of propionic acid and ammonia to a barium acetate dispersion in methanol. All NMR relaxation experiments were performed at 20°C and a proton resonance frequency of 20 MHz. The experimental results are compared with a proposed model that assumes the reduction of the relaxation centers during the aging process. The model allows us the extraction of a characteristic aging time for the monitored sample.

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Financial support from the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS, PN2-61-002) and European Social Fund (project POSDRU/6/1.5/S/5) is gratefully acknowledged. The solution preparation was supported by National University Research Council - Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding (CNCSIS-UEFISCSU), project number PNII-IDEI nr. 4/2010, code 106/2010.

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  1. Physics Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    C. Badea & I. Ardelean

  2. Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Badea, C., Mos, R.B., Ciontea, L. et al. Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry as a Tool in Monitoring the Aging of Coating Solutions (Case Study: Barium Propionate Precursor Coating Solution). Appl Magn Reson 39, 365–372 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00723-010-0167-3

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