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An X-ray diffraction study of magnetostriction in Zn<sub>1−<i>x</i></sub>Cu<sub><i>x</i></sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>4</sub>(0·2&lt;<i>x</i>&lt;1·0)

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1988

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The temperature dependence of the lattice parameter a of the powder samples of the mixed spinels Zn1− xCuxCr2Se4 was measured in the temperature range 100–570 K by the X-ray powder diffraction technique. The temperature dependence of the magnetostriction was observed from these results. For x = 1.0, 0.9, 0.8, 0.3 and 0.2 the spontaneous magnetostriction ω turned out to be positive and dependent on temperature. Based on the molecular field approximation the pressure coefficients of the Curie temperature dTc/dp were estimated.