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Separating intrinsic and domain-mediated anomalous Hall conductivity in Co3Sn2S2 via contact engineering

  • Eddy Divin Kenvo Songwa
  • , Shaday Jesus Nobosse Nguemeta
  • , Hodaya Gabber
  • , Renana Aharonof
  • , Dima Cheskis

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Abstract

Separating the momentum-space intrinsic Berry-curvature contribution to the anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) from domain-mediated and extrinsic contributions in bulk ferromagnetic Weyl semimetals remains a central challenge. We address this via contact engineering in a ∼670 μm thick Co3Sn2S2 single crystal, where deep Ohmic contacts promote depth-distributed current flow without perturbing the bulk. Above ∼0.3 T, a single- or few-domain state exposes the intrinsic Berry-curvature response, with Callen–Callen scaling K u / K u (0) = [ M / M (0) ] n = 2.258 holding below 120 K. Above 120 K, domain multiplication weakens the exchange splitting and magnetocrystalline anisotropy K u, driving a sharp σ x y crossover near 125 K. In low-field zero-field-cooled multidomain states, real-space Berry curvature and moderate extrinsic contributions sustain the Hall response up to ∼140 K. These results establish contact engineering as a noninvasive route for cleanly separating intrinsic from domain-mediated AHC in thick Weyl semimetal crystals.

Original languageEnglish
Article number052403
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume129
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 2026

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