55MnNMR Investigation of Electronic Phase Separation inLa1xCaxMnO3for0.2x0.5

Abstract
55Mn NMR line shape measurements in La1xCaxMnO3 for 0.20x0.50 provide experimental evidence about the existence of two distinct regions in the Tx magnetic phase diagram, where the homogeneous ferromagnetic (FM) metallic state is separated into FM metallic and FM insulating regions. These results are in agreement with recent theoretical predictions, which reveal a novel electronic phase separation in two FM states, providing orbital ordering and Jahn-Teller phonons are taken into consideration.