Zirconate Pyrochlore Frustrated Magnets: Crystal Growth by the Floating Zone Technique

This article reviews recent achievements on the crystal growth of a new series of pyrochlore oxides—lanthanide zirconates, which are frustrated magnets with exotic magnetic properties. Oxides of the type A 2 B 2 O 7 (where A = Rare Earth, B = Ti, Mo) have been s...

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Main Authors: Monica Ciomaga Hatnean, Claudia Decorse, Martin R. Lees, Oleg A. Petrenko, Geetha Balakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/6/7/79