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Table 4 Structural parameters obtained by “RIETAN-2000” \(Ni_{0.8}Zn_{0.2}Cr_2O_4\) at 50, 30 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) 50 K Space group Fddd

 a = \(8.23506\pm 0.023\, \AA\), b = \(8.24518\pm 0.023\, \AA\), c = \(8.48909\pm 0.023\, \AA\), Rwp = 17.51 %, Rp = 13.07 %, S = 2.0588

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.125

0.125

0.334

0.00424

  Cr

8d

0.5

0.5

0.296

0.00375

  O

16h

0.25123

0.27039

0.665

0.00842

(b) 30 K Space group Fddd

 a = \(8.22436\pm 0.005\,\AA\), b = \(8.22444\pm 0.004\, \AA\), c = \(8.48298\pm 0.005\, \AA\), Rwp = 17.86 %, Rp = 13.37 %, S = 2.097

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.125

0.125

0.474

0.006

  Cr

8d

0.5

0.5

0.348

0.00441

  O

16h

0.26161

0.26706

0.835

0.01057

(c) 15 K Space group Fddd

 a = \(8.22003\pm 0.005\, \AA\), b = \(8.22974\pm 0.005\, \AA\), c = \(8.48524\pm 0.005\, \AA\), Rwp = 16.53 %, Rp = 11.13 %, S = 2.1605

  Zn/Ni

4a

0.125

0.125

0.516

0.00654

  Cr

8d

0.5

0.5

0.387

0.00449

  O

16h

0.25157

0.026654

0.859

0.01088