Single crystals of cubic Laves ternaries ZrM_2−δZn_20+δ (M   =Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu, class="mathmlsrc">class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0304885316304577&_mathId=si0030.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0304885316304577&_rdoc=1&_issn=03048853&md5=92bf3ea8c5a2c4ab7c7612b2064835ca" title="Click to view the MathML source">0≤δ≤1class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode">$0\le \delta \le 1$) have been grown and characterized.

Comparison with structurally similar cubic binaries ZrM₂(M =Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) reveals transition from local to itinerant magnetism as a function of M–M bond length.

Analysis of crystallographic and magnetic trends in these materials will aid in understanding of magnetism in intermetallic compounds.