Characterization of itinerant ferromagnet Fe₃GeTe₂

I present the results of characterization of bulk single-crystals of Fe₃GeTe₂, an itinerant Ising ferromagnet with a layered, hexagonal crystal structure and bulk magnetic ordering below T_c ~ 221K. Comprehensive magnetization and electrical transport measurements reveal a large magnetic anisotropy with an out-of-plane easy axis and a pronounced anomalous hall effect (AHE). Angle resolved magneto-transport measurements and first-order reversal magnetization curve measurements identify relevant scattering mechanisms and probe the behavior of magnetic domains during saturation. The links between the large AHE response and the topological properties of the band structure and concepts of Berry curvature are discussed.