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arxiv 0905.2127 v1 pith:ANRSFEJU submitted 2009-05-13 cond-mat.str-el

Spin-lattice order in frustrated ZnCr2O4

S. Ji , S.-H. Lee , C. Broholm , T. Y. Koo , W. Ratcliff , S-W. Cheong , P. Zschack This is my paper
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Using synchrotron X-rays and neutron diffraction we disentangle spin-lattice order in highly frustrated ZnCr$_2$O$_4$ where magnetic chromium ions occupy the vertices of regular tetrahedra. Upon cooling below 12.5 K the quandary of anti-aligning spins surrounding the triangular faces of tetrahedra is resolved by establishing weak interactions on each triangle through an intricate lattice distortion. The resulting spin order is however, not simply a N\'{e}el state on strong bonds. A complex co-planar spin structure indicates that antisymmetric and/or further neighbor exchange interactions also play a role as ZnCr$_2$O$_4$ resolves conflicting magnetic interactions.

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