In recent years DNP-NMR became a very important tool for ssNMR in the area of material science. This is a very nice review illustrating the application of ssNMR to the area of material science and how DNP-NMR can help to overcome sensitivity issues.
Marchetti, A., et al., Understanding Surface and Interfacial Chemistry in Functional Nanomaterials via Solid-State NMR. Adv Mater, 2017. 29(14): p. 1605895-n/a.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28247966
Surface and interfacial chemistry is of fundamental importance in functional nanomaterials applied in catalysis, energy storage and conversion, medicine, and other nanotechnologies. It has been a perpetual challenge for the scientific community to get an accurate and comprehensive picture of the structures, dynamics, and interactions at interfaces. Here, some recent examples in the major disciplines of nanomaterials are selected (e.g., nanoporous materials, battery materials, nanocrystals and quantum dots, supramolecular assemblies, drug-delivery systems, ionomers, and graphite oxides) and it is shown how interfacial chemistry can be addressed through the perspective of solid-state NMR characterization techniques.