Abstract
In this paper, we discuss neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction data obtained from single crystals of ACr2O4 (A ≤ Zn, Cd). The Cr spinels undergo three-dimensional spin-Peierls transitions at low temperatures that involve cubic-to-tetragonal lattice distortions and magnetic long-range ordering. Our results show that the magnetic structures selected by these systems are closely related to the lattice distortions that are undertaken.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 145259 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - Apr 11 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |