Magnetic behavior of EuCu2As2: Delicate balance between antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic order

Kausik Sengupta, P. L. Paulose, E. V. Sampathkumaran +2

The Eu-based compound, EuCu2As2, crystallizing in the ThCr2Si2-type tetragonal structure, has been synthesized and its magnetic behavior has been investigated by magnetization (M),…