Observation of planar Hall effect in the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$

TL;DR

This study reports the observation of the planar Hall effect in the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$, linking it to the material's topological properties and Berry curvature effects.

Contribution

First observation of the intrinsic planar Hall effect in Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$, demonstrating its topological nature and relation to Berry curvature in this magnetic Weyl semimetal.

Findings

Planar Hall effect observed below 74 K

Large anomalous Hall conductivity confirmed

Supports the topological character of Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$

Abstract

We report detailed magneto-transport measurements on single crystals of the magnetic Weyl semi-metal Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$. Recently a large anomalous Hall effect and chiral anomaly have been observed in this material which have been suggested to be related to the large Berry curvature between the Weyl points (Liu et al., Nature Physics (2018).). Another effect expected to result from the topological band structure of magnetic Weyl materials is the planar Hall effect (PHE). In this work we report observation of this intrinsic effect in single crystals of Co$_{3}$Sn$_{2}$S$_{2}$. Crucially, the PHE is observed for temperature $T \leq 74$~K which is much smaller than the ferromagnetic ordering temperature $T_c = 175$~K\@. Together with the large anomalous Hall conductivity, this further demonstrates the Topological character of Co$_3$Sn$_2$S$_2$.