One- and two-dimensional NMR spectra of 129Xe sorbed in NaY zeolite at a loading of approximately 1 Xe
atom/4 α-cages were obtained as a function of temperature. One-dimensional spectra were measured over
the range of 60−300 K, by far the largest range yet investigated with this method. The data were fitted to the
simple statistical mechanical cylindrical pore model of Cheung yielding a van der Waals adsorption energy
of 3.3 kJ/mol. 2D-NOESY spectra were obtained at 300 and 355 K. The two-dimensional data show that the
intercrystalline diffusion is slow compared to intracrystalline diffusion. The results indicate that the Xe atoms
spend most of their time in the α-cages and at the lower temperatures, near the cage walls.