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Here we present neutron diffraction results on the mineral azurite. We have found that the crystal structure of azurite can be described in the space group $P2_1$ which is the next lower symmetric group of $P2_1/c$ as found in earlier work.…
Single crystals of DyRh$_2$Si$_2$ and HoRh$_2$Si$_2$ were investigated by thermal expansion and magnetostriction. The different types of magnetic order can clearly be seen in these measurements, particularly the canting of the moments away…
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We report a comprehensive study of single crystals of the noncentrosymmetric rare-earth compound EuPtSi$_{3}$ grown by the optical floating-zone technique. Measurements of the magnetization, ac susceptibility, and specific heat consistently…
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We explain a profound complexity of magnetic interactions of some technologically relevant gadolinium intermetallics using an ab-initio electronic structure theory which includes disordered local moments and strong $f$-electron…
High-quality single crystals of the two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnet Fe$_3$GaTe$_2$ (FGaT) were successfully grown using the chemical vapour transport method, which effectively reduced surface impurities compared with conventional…
We grew needle-shaped single crystals of GdAgGe, which crystallizes in a noncentrosymmetric hexagonal crystal structure with space group P$\overline{6}$2$m$ (189). The magnetic susceptibility data for $H \perp c$ reveal two pronounced…
We have performed an extensive study of single-crystals of the magneto-electric NdFe$_3$($^{11}$BO$_3$)$_4$ by means of a combination of single-crystal neutron diffraction and spherical neutron polarimetry. Our investigation did not detect…
The antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion compound Ce$_2$RhIn$_8$ belongs to the same family and bears similarities with the well-studied prototypical material CeRhIn$_5$, which demonstrates a unique behavior under applied magnetic field. Here,…
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The recently reported magnetic ordering in insulating two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as chromium triiodide (CrI$_3$) and chromium tribromide (CrBr$_3$), opens new possibilities for the fabrication of magneto-electronic devices based…
The discovery of superconductivity at 39 K in MgB2[1] raises many issues. One of the central questions is whether this new superconductor resembles a high-temperature-cuprate superconductor or a low-temperature metallic superconductor in…
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The magnetic properties of a novel cobalt-based hydrogen vanadate, Co13.5(OH)6(H0.5VO3.5)2(VO4)6, are reported. This new magnetic material was synthesized in single-crystal form using a conventional hydrothermal method. Its crystal…
The novel magnetic phase diagram of the $Cs_2CuCl_{4-x}Br_x$ mixed system is established by means of single crystal neutron diffraction in the lowest temperature region and zero magnetic field. Two long-range ordered magnetic phases exist…
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The two-dimensional, colossal magnetoresistive system GdI_2 develops an unusual metallic state below its ferromagnetic transition and becomes insulating at low temperatures. It is argued that this geometrically frustrated, correlated poor…