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Table 1 Structural parameters obtained by “RIETAN-2000” of \(NiCr_2O_4\) at 300, 100 and 15 K

From: Magneto-structural coupling in \(Ni_xZn_{1-x}Cr_2O_4\)

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Site

x

y

z

\(B\ \AA ^2\)

(a) 300 K Space group \(I4_1/amd\)

 a = b = \(5.83367\pm 0.0193\;\AA\), c = \(8.41297\pm 0.0278\;\AA\), Rwp = 20.13 %, Rp = 14.89 %, S = 2.3491

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.25

0.375

0.43

0.005

  Cr

8d

0

0

0.23

0.002

  O

16h

0.5108

0.2316

1.015

0.013

(b) 100 K Space group \(I4_1/amd\)

a = b = \(5.79207\pm 0.006\,\AA\), c = \(8.54065\pm 0.091\,\AA\), Rwp = 6.94 %, Rp = 4.79 %, S = 1.1836

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.25

0.375

0.478

0.006

  Cr

8d

0

0

0

0.003

  O

16h

0.5093

0.22415

1.727

0.023

(c) 15 K Space group Fddd

  a = \(8.17338\pm 0.009\,\AA\), b = \(8.18914\pm 0.009\,\AA\), c = \(8.56879 \pm 0.009\,\AA\), Rwp = 11.03 %, Rp = 8.29 %, S = 1.37

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.125

0.125

0.475

0.006

  Cr

8d

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.003

  O

16h

0.254

0.0274

0.862

0.011