Journal of Analytical Science and Technology (Dec 2011)
MHz Broadline NMR and HRTEM in the Study of Novel Strongly Correlated Electron Materials
Abstract
139La broadline NMR and HRTEM is used in order to unveil the interplay between local Jahn-Teller (JT) lattice distortions and the magnetic structure in the La1-xCaxMnO3 family of manganites. By increasing x, i.e. diluting the JT active Mn3+ ions, a variety of novel phases is observed, with most spectacular the low T solitonic (stripe) spin arrangement for x≥0.5.