Glassy magnetic behavior induced by $C{u}^{2+}$ substitution in frustrated antiferromagnet $ZnC{r}_2{O}_4$

Li-qin Yan, Ferran Maciá, Jun-rong Zhang +4

Structure and magnetic properties of the compounds $Z{n}_{1-x}C{u}_{x}C{r}_2{O}_4$ (ZCCO) are investigated systematically. A structural phase transition from space-group symmetry $Fd3m$ to $…