| U eff | Effective Hubbard parameter. In order to deal with the strong correlation of Cr3+, the Hubbard empirical parameter U is added using Dudarev’s approach, Ueff = U − J, where U and J are the on-site Coulomb interaction and the strength of the effective on-site exchange interaction, respectively. |
| S i | The normalized spin vector sitting on lattice site i. |
| J1 and J2 | The in-plane nearest neighbor and the next-nearest neighbor magnetic exchange coupling parameters. |
| k B | The Boltzmann constant. |
| M | The normalized magnetization. |
| χ | The magnetic susceptibility. |