Copper Tellurium Oxides - A Playground for Magnetism

Abstract

A variety of copper tellurium oxide minerals are known, and many of them exhibit either unusual forms of magnetism, or potentially novel spin liquid behavior. Here, I review a number of the more interesting materials with a focus on their crystalline symmetry and, if known, the nature of their magnetism. Many of these exist (so far) in mineral form only, and most have yet to have their magnetic properties studied. This means a largely unexplored space of materials awaits our exploration.

Contribution to a dedicated issue of the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials in memory of Art Freeman

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