Single-crystal diffraction finds substantial Zn-Cu site mixing in herbertsmithite and a low-temperature structural transition in ordered Y3Cu9(OH)19Br8, linking chemical disorder to the presence or absence of magnetic order.
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Single-crystal diffraction finds substantial Zn-Cu site mixing in herbertsmithite and a low-temperature structural transition in ordered Y3Cu9(OH)19Br8, linking chemical disorder to the presence or absence of magnetic order.