Ludwigites are low-dimensional magnetic systems with chemical formula 2MO .
M'BO3. Fur the ludwigites in which M' = Fe and M = Mg, Fe, Ni and Cu we re
port the following behavior: (1) The ordering temperatures of the Fe3+ sub-
system in each compound is higher than that of the respective M sub-system:
(2) In particular, the 2FeO . FeBO3 ludwigite presents a reentrant weak fe
rromagnetism in the range 40-70 K and the coexistence of paramagnetic and a
ntiferromagnetic spins between 70 and 112 K (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V,
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