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, ‡,}

Experimental (triangles) and fitted curves (lines) of the specific heat vs. reduced temperature above (pink) and below (navy blue)T_Mfor PM–AFM transition of ZnV₂O₄.