Averievite: a copper oxide kagome antiferromagnet

A. S. Botana, H. Zheng, S. H. Lapidus +2

Averievite, Cu${}_5$V${}_2$O${}_{10}$(CsCl), is an oxide mineral composed of Cu${}^{2+}$ kagome layers sandwiched by Cu${}^{2+}$-V${}^{5+}$ honeycomb layers. We have synthesized this oxide and…