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Co3Sn2S2 has been reported to be a Weyl semimetal with broken time-reversal symmetry with c axis ferromagnetism (FM) below a Curie temperature of 177 K. Despite the large interest in Co3Sn2S2, the magnetic structure is still under debate…
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