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The negative magnetization and zero-field cooled exchange bias (ZFC EB) effect are observed in Co0.8Cu0.2Cr2O4 polycrystalline ceramics. 20% Cu substitution for Co in CoCr2O4 leads to the evident magnetization reversal at the compensation temperature (Tcomp ∼ 50 K) with applied magnetic field of 500 Oe. Besides, Tcomp decreases monotonously with increasing applied field, and the negative magnetization finally disappears when the field increases to 9000 Oe. Different temperature dependence of sublattice magnetization at different crystallographic sites is proved to induce the magnetization reversal. In addition, ZFC EB effect can be tuned by measuring temperature and presents the maximum of exchange bias field (HEB) with ∼2300 Oe at 50 K. This unconventional EB effect can be attributed to the coupling interaction between the two sublattices.

NiCr 2 O 4 /NiO ceramic has been synthesized successfully through co-precipitation method to study the magnetic properties. Field cooling (FC) magnetic hysteresis loops measured at low temperature show significant shift in both coercive field and remnant magnetization. It has been plotted that the exchange bias (EB) field can be as large as 11.86 kOe at 10 K followed with an enhanced coercive field. The variation of EB field and shift of remnant magnetization after FC processes shows a regular tendency with increasing temperature and cooling field. Known as training effect, the EB behavior also presents a strong dependence on loop cycle. The cycle dependence of large EB field, vertical shift of magnetization, and coercive field at low temperature can be ascribed to the pinned spins in spin-glass-like (SGL) phase of the system interface. The SGL phase has been proved by Almeida-Thouless line and high field relaxation effect. The disorder structure is responsible for the frustration interface and the formation of SGL phase in the interface.

Four 3d-4f heterometallic complexes with the formula, {[LnCo(OH)(L)(L)(CHCN)]·nCHCl} (Ln = Dy (1), n = 0.5; Ho (2), n = 1; Gd (3), n = 1; Y (4), n = 1; HL = 6-chloro-2-pyridinol, HL = pivalic acid), were synthesized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that complexes 1-4 consisted of a [LnCo] core, featuring a Ln-Ln edge-sharing double-trigonal-bipyramid configuration. The magnetic susceptibilities revealed ferromagnetic coupling within complexes 1 and 2, and complex 1 displayed slow relaxation of magnetization.