“…Indeed, the MTa 2 O 6 (M = Fe, Co, Ni) compounds present a two-dimensional antiferromagnetic behaviour (Eicher et al, 1986;Kremer & Greedan, 1998;Kinast et al, 2003Kinast et al, , 2010de Oliveira Neto et al, 2007Reimers et al, 1989;Muraoka et al, 1988), which has been extensively studied in the past few years, whereas the MNb 2 O 6 series of compounds present a one-dimensional ferromagnetic chain antiferromagnetically coupled Yeager, Morrish, Wanklyn & Garrad, 1977;Kobayashi et al, 1999Kobayashi et al, , 2001Hanawa et al, 1994;Heid et al, 1996;Sarvezuk et al, 2011).…”