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Effect of Zn Substitution on the Structural and Physical Properties of Delafossite-Type Oxide CuCrO2

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In this paper, we report the effect of non-magnetic Zn-doped CuCrO2. The structure, Raman spectroscopy, magnetic properties, dielectric permittivity, and electric polarization have been investigated. The incorporation of Zn2+ generates very anisotropic microstrains in the structure. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibly for all samples exhibits a magnetic dilution and paramagnetic behavior at high temperature. It is argued that non-magnetic substitution destabilizes the antiferromagnetic order of Cr3+ ions and modulates the spin configuration. The coupling between the magnetic order, dielectric permittivity and polarization is also characterized.

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This work was financially supported by Université Joseph Fourier (UJF Chimie), Grenoble, France.

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  1. Laboratoire des Sciences de Matériaux et d’environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 763, 3038, Sfax, Tunisie

    T. Elkhouni, M. Amami & A. Ben Salah

  2. Laboratoire de Valorisation des Matériaux Utiles, Centre National des Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux, Borj Cedria, BP 174, 1164, Hammam-Chatt, Tunis, Tunisie

    T. Elkhouni

  3. Unité de Recherche de Chimie des Matériaux, ISSBAT, Université Tunis ElManar, 9, Avenue Dr. Zouhaier Safi, 1006, Tunis, Tunisie

    M. Amami

  4. Institut Néel, CNRS et Université Joseph Fourier, BP 166, 38042, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    P. Strobel

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Elkhouni, T., Amami, M., Strobel, P. et al. Effect of Zn Substitution on the Structural and Physical Properties of Delafossite-Type Oxide CuCrO2 . J Supercond Nov Magn 27, 1111–1118 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-014-2495-2

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