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Two-dimensional (2D) Van der Waals compounds exhibit interesting electronic and magnetic properties due to complex intra-layer and inter-layer interactions, which are of immense importance in realizing exotic physics as well as advanced…
Precise thermal expansion and magnetostriction studies of the intermetallic compound Eu$_2$CuSi$_3$ in the temperature range between 5 and 300 K are presented. A clear sign of magnetic second order phase transition at the ferromagnetic…
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We present a comprehensive $^{31}$P and $^{65}$Cu nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) study of the layered van der Waals magnet CuCrP$_2$S$_6$. The compound exhibits a sequence of structural and magnetic phase transitions: a high-temperature…
The behavior of 2-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) layered magnetic materials in the 2D limit of the few-layer thickness is an important fundamental issue for the understanding of the magnetic ordering in lower dimensions. The…
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The Mn2BO4 single crystals have been grown using the flux technique. The careful study crystal structure and magnetic properties have been carried out. The antiferromagnet transition at TN = 26 K has been traced through the dc magnetization…
High-quality single crystals of CoTiO$_3$ are grown and used to elucidate in detail structural and magnetostructural effects by means of high-resolution capacitance dilatometry studies in fields up to 15 T which are complemented by specific…
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The rare-earth intermetallic compound Ho$_5$Sn$_3$ demonstrates fascinating magnetic properties which include temperature-driven multiple magnetic transitions and field driven metamagnetism. We address the magnetic character of this…
Detailed magnetization, specific heat, and $^7$Li nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on single crystals of the hyperhoneycomb Kitaev magnet $\beta$-Li$_2$IrO$_3$ are reported. At high temperatures, {\cred anisotropy of the…
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