Phase transition and critical behavior of spin–orbital coupled spinel ZnV<sub><bold>2</bold></sub>O<sub><bold>4</bold></sub>

Phase transition and critical behavior of spin–orbital coupled spinel ZnV₂O₄

Wang Li¹, Wang Rong-juan¹, Zhu Yuan-yuan², Lu Zhi-hong³, Xiong Rui¹, Liu Yong^{1, †,}, Shi Jing^{1, ‡,}

(a) The excess specific heat of ZnV₂O₄at structural transition for warming (solid red dots) and cooling (solid green squares) processes. (b) The excess specific heat of CdV₂O₄at AFM transition for both processes.