The discovery of magnetism by the ancient Greeks was enabled by the natural occurrence of
lodestone–a magnetized version of the mineral magnetite. Nowadays, natural minerals …

The problem of searching for low-dimensional magnetic systems has been a topical subject
and has attracted attention of the chemistry and physics community for the last decade. In …

By functionalizing the cation of ionic liquid (IL), a novel bifunctional ionic liquid [trioctyl (2-
(diethoxyphosphoryl) ethyl) ammonium][bis (2, 4, 4 trimethylpentyl) phosphinate]([N 888 …

A study of Nd based cuprate francisite (NdCufr) is fascinating due to the presence of
competing magnetic interactions in this geometrically frustrated layered compound, and Ni …

We present the synthesis and the experimental and theoretical study of the new member of
the francisite family, C u 3 Yb (Se O 3) 2 O 2 Cl. The compound reaches an …

Dy based cuprate francisite [Cu 3 Dy (SeO 3) 2 O 2 Cl, in short DyCufr] is so far potentially
the most fascinating magnetic compound in the class of francisite compounds. Synthesized …

A series of lithium metal selenites, Li6M (SeO3) 4 (M= Co, Ni, and Cd) and Li2Zn (SeO3) 2,
were synthesized by hydrothermal and solid-state reactions. Li6M (SeO3) 4 is composed of …

The kagome lattice of copper ions in francisite-type compounds is quite sensitive to external
stimuli, being easily affected by temperature and magnetic field. The rare-earth ions inserted …

Specific heat C, thermal conductivity κ, dielectric permittivity ε, electric polarization P, and
Raman scattering experiments are performed on C u 3 Bi (Se O 3) 2 O 2 X (X= Br, Cl) single …

The synthesis of new geometrically frustrated layered systems has fueled experimental work
and progress in building models of low-dimensional magnetism. Compounds with the …