Non-magnetic insulator state in Na1CoO2 and phase separation of Na   vacancies
  Crystallographic, magnetic and NMR properties of a NaxCoO2 single crystal with x~1 are presented. We identify the stoichiometric Na1CoO2 phase, which is shown to be a non-magnetic insulator, as expected for homogeneous planes of Co3+ ions with S=0. In addition, we present evidence that, because of slight average Na deficiency, chemical and electronic phase separation leads to a segregation of Na vacancies into the well-defined, magnetic, Na0.8CoO2 phase. The importance of phase separation is discussed in the context of magnetic order for x~0.8 and the occurrence of a metal-insulator transition for x->1. 
C. de Vaulx, M.-H. Julien, C. Berthier, M. Horvatic, P. Bordet, V.   Simonet, D.P. Chen, C.T. Lin