Tiwari, NishantNishantTiwariGowda, Chinmayee ChowdeChinmayee ChowdeGowdaMishra, SubhenduSubhenduMishraPandey, PrafullPrafullPandeyTalapatra, SaikatSaikatTalapatraChaudhary, VarunVarunChaudharySingh, Abhishek K.Abhishek K.SinghTiwary, Chandra SekharChandra SekharTiwary2026-01-072026-01-072025-122040-336410.1039/D5NR04469C2-s2.0-105025593585http://repository.iitgn.ac.in/handle/IITG2025/33766Transition metal telluride compositions are explored extensively for their unique magnetic behavior. Few-layered chromium telluride (Cr2Te3) exhibits a near-room-temperature phase transition, where the material can be effectively used in applications such as magnetic refrigeration. Compared to existing magnetocaloric materials, Heusler alloys, and rare-earth-based alloys, the large-scale synthesis of mechanically exfoliated Cr2Te3 involves less complexity, resulting in a stable composition. Compared to existing tellurides, Cr2Te3 exhibited a large change in magnetic entropy (|ΔSM|) of 1.88 J kg−1 K−1 at a magnetic field of 4 T. A refrigeration capacity (RC) of ∼82 J kg−1 was determined from the change in magnetic entropy versus temperature curve. The results were comparable with those for existing Cr-based compounds. First-principles density functional theory (DFT) confirmed the magnetic properties of Cr2Te3, including a near-room-temperature Curie temperature, TC, consistent with experimental results. Structural transition was also observed using first-principles DFT, which is responsible for the magnetic behavior.en-USArticle2040-33720WOS:001645723500001