Higher-order oscillatory planar Hall effect in topological kagome metal

Abstract

AbstractExploration of exotic transport behavior for quantum materials is of great interest and importance for revealing exotic orders to bring new physics. In this work, we report the observation of unconventional prominent planar Hall effect (PHE) and planar anisotropic magnetoresistivity (PAMR) in strange kagome metal KV3Sb5. The PHE and PAMR, which are driven by an in-plane magnetic field and display sharp difference from other Hall effects driven by an out-of-plane magnetic field or magnetization, exhibit exotic higher-order oscillations in sharp contrast to those following empirical rule only allowing two-fold symmetrical oscillations. These higher-order oscillations exhibit strong field and temperature dependence and vanish around charge density wave (CDW) transition. The unique transport properties suggest a significant interplay of the lattice, magnetic and electronic structure in KV3Sb5. This interplay can couple the hidden anisotropy and transport electrons leading to the unconventional PHE and PAMR in contrast to other materials.