Table 1 Comparison of critical exponents of Fe3GeTe2, CrSiTe3 and CrGeTe3 with different theoretical models.

From: Critical behavior of the van der Waals bonded high T C ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2

Composition

Ref

Technique

β

γ

δ

Fe3GeTe2

This work

MAP

0.327 ± 0.003

1.079 ± 0.005

4.300 ± 0.045cal

KFP

0.322 ± 0.004

1.063 ± 0.008

4.301 ± 0.065cal

Cricital isotherm

  

4.261 ± 0.009

Mean field

Ref. 13

Theory

0.5

1.0

3.0

3D Heisenberg

Ref. 15

Theory

0.365

1.386

4.8

3D XY

Ref. 15

Theory

0.345

1.316

4.81

3D Ising

Ref. 15

Theory

0.325

1.24

4.82

Tricritical mean-field

Ref. 18

Theory

0.25

1.0

5

CrSiTe3

Ref. 20

MAP

0.170 ± 0.008

1.532 ± 0.001

9.917 ± 0.008

CrGeTe3

Ref. 21

MAP

0.242 ± 0.006

0.985 ± 0.003

5.032 ± 0.005

  1. (MAP = modified Arrott plot; KFP = Kouvel-Fisher plot; cal = calculated).