Wang, S.Pomjakushina, E.Shiroka, T.Deng, G.Nikseresht, N.Ruegg, ChRonnow, H. M.Conder, K.2011-03-162011-03-162011-03-16201010.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.09.074https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/65361WOS:000285372500011High quality centimeter size single crystals of Bi(Cu1-xZnx)(2)PO6 (x=0% 1% 5%) have been successfully grown by the Travelling Solvent Floating Zone (TSFZ) technique The crystals were grown with a rate of 1 mm/h in a gas mixture of 20% O-2 in Ar Characterization of the single crystal samples by means of optical microscopy X-ray powder diffraction X-ray Laue diffraction neutron diffraction and magnetization measurement are reported The magnetic susceptibility lambda(spin)(T) measured from 2 to 300 K passes a broad maximum around 60 K followed by an exponential decrease towards lower T and confirm the formation of a spin singlet ground state at low temperature At low-temperature a paramagnetic Curie-like upturn quantitatively reflect the increasing Zn-doping level (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reservedSingle crystal growthTravelling solvent zone growthBiCu2FO6PhosphatesCupratesMagnetic materialsStatetext::journal::journal article::research article