The crystal growth and magnetic properties of Ln2LiIrO6 (Ln=La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu)

Single crystals of the new double perovskites La2LiIrO6, Pr2LiIrO6, Nd2LiIrO6, Sm2LiIrO6, and Eu2LiIrO6 were grown out of molten hydroxide fluxes and structurally and magnetically characterized.