Crystal growth and magnetic properties of spin-$1/2$ distorted triangular lattice antiferromagnet CuLa${}_2$Ge${}_2$O${}_8$

S. Thamban, C. Aguilar-Maldonado, S. Chillal +7

CuLa${}_2$Ge${}_2$O${}_8$ forms a distorted triangular lattice of quantum spin-1/2 Cu${}^{2+}$ ions. A crystal growth method was developed using the traveling-solvent floating zone techniq…