We investigate the structural and magnetic properties of the quantum magnet BaCuTe 2 O 6 . This compound is synthesized in powder and single crystal form for the first time. Synchrotron x-ray and neutron diffraction reveal a cubic crystal structure (P4 1 32) where the magnetic Cu 2+ ions form a complex network. Heat capacity and static magnetic susceptibility measurements suggest the presence of antiferromagnetic interactions with a Curie-Weiss temperature of ≈− 33 K, while long-range magnetic order occurs at the much lower temperature of ≈6.3 K. The magnetic structure, solved using neutron diffraction, reveals antiferromagnetic order along chains parallel to the a, b, and c crystal axes. This is consistent with the magnetic excitations which resemble the multispinon continuum typical of the spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain. A consistent intrachain interaction value of ≈34 K is achieved from the various techniques. Finally the magnetic structure provides evidence that the chains are coupled together in a noncollinear arrangement by a much weaker antiferromagnetic, frustrated hyperkagome interaction.
We report the optimized conditions for growing the high quality single crystals of candidate quantum spin-ice Pr2Hf2O7 using the optical floating-zone method. Large single crystals of Pr2Hf2O7 have been grown under different growth conditions using a four-mirror type optical floating-zone furnace and their microscopic structural differences have been probed by high-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction (SXRD). The SXRD data reveal that the crystals grown under flowing argon (∼ 2 L/h) atmosphere with slightly off-stoichiometric (optimized) starting composition yields the highest quality crystals. The magnetic susceptibility, isothermal magnetization and heat capacity data of optimally grown crystals are presented.I.
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