Thermodynamic properties of CoCr₂O₄: specific heat and magnetic entropy

We present the temperature dependence of the specific heat of CoCr₂O₄ between 2.08 K and 306 K in zero magnetic field. The lattice component can be described by the Komada–Westrum model with a characteristic temperature Θ_KW = 541 K. The entropy of the magnetic component amounts to 33.51 J mol^-1 K^-1 at T = 298.15 K, in good agreement with the magnetic entropy of Co²⁺ and Cr³⁺ ions with completely quenched orbital moments. We compare our results with data available in literature.