Synthesis and Characterization of Single Crystal Samples of Spin-$1/2$ Kagome Lattice Antiferromagnets in the Zn-Paratacamite Family Zn${}_x$Cu${}_{4-x}$(OH)${}_6$Cl${}_2$

Tianheng Han, Joel S. Helton, Shaoyan Chu +6

The Zn-paratacamite family, Zn${}_x$Cu${}_{4-x}$(OH)${}_6$Cl${}_2$ for $x\ge$ 0.33, is an ideal system for studying spin-1/2 frustrated magnetism in the form of antiferromagneti…