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Implementation of a Multipurpose Measurement System for (Sub)Terahertz Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Šedivý, Matúš ; Malik, Aamir Saeed (oponent) ; Epel, Boris (oponent) ; Vrba, Radimír (vedoucí práce)
Electron spin resonance (also called electron paramagnetic resonance or just EPR) spectroscopy includes methods that investigate matter via unpaired electrons. One of the progressive EPR methods is the rapid scan, which allows one to observe the kinetics of chemical reactions. Moreover, recent developments of high-frequency components expand application of high-frequency EPR (HFEPR), that use sub terahertz and terahertz waves. This thesis deals with the connection of both paths into the frequency rapid scan (FRaScan) HFEPR spectrometer that was recently developed at CEITEC BUT. A brief introduction to the theoretical background of EPR is provided, followed by an overview of the HFEPR instrumentation. The practical part describes a technical solution for the spectrometer. The emphasis is on the implementation of software through which the spectrometer is controlled, and measurements are automated. Afterward are shown example measurements of solid state materials, namely vanadium doped silicon carbide (SiC:V), lithium phthalocyanine (LiPc), and crystal of 1,3-bisdiphenylene-2-phenylallyl (BDPA). The examples demonstrate the capabilities of the spectrometer to acquire multi-frequency continuous wave spectra and frequency-swept spectra with dependency on the temperature and orientation of the sample, as well as the frequency rapid scan spectra.
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