| We present neutron diffraction results on the mineral azurite. The ordered magnetic moment structure of this material has been determined and is comprised of two inequivalent magnetic moments on copper sites of magnitude 0.68(1) and 0.25(1) μB. This result is discussed in terms of the anisotropic exchange and Dzyaloshinskii- Moriya interactions. It is found that the system is likely governed by one-dimensional behaviour despite the long-range ordered ground state. We also highlight the significance of strain in this material which is strongly coupled to the magnetism. |
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