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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC15905H
The surface of [gamma]-alumina nanoparticles can be characterized by dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) surface-enhanced NMR of 27Al. DNP is combined with cross-polarization and MQ-MAS to determine local symmetries of 27Al sites at the surface.