Influence of chemical ordering on magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetoelastic properties in Weyl magnetic semimetal Co2MnGa thin films

Abstract

The magnetic anisotropy and magnetoelastic properties of the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co2MnGa were investigated in the Co2MnGa thin films with different chemical orderings. Their properties change, in line with the increase in the contents of the highly-ordered B2 and L21 phases. The most significant changes of both the magnetic anisotropy and the magnetoelastic properties were correlated with the appearance of the L21 ordered phase of Heusler alloy, which is also responsible for topological properties of these compounds. The magnetoelastic properties of L21 ordered Co2MnGa are discussed in comparison with the Co2FexMn1-xSi system with a similar degree of ordering, which has similar crystallographic structure but it is not Weyl semimetal. In particular, significant differences between the magnetoelastic properties of ordered Co2MnGa and Co2MnSi were found. In the case of L21-ordered Co2MnGa, the giant anisotropy of the magnetoelastic properties was observed.

arXiv comment7 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables, Gold Open Access. Version of Record. In press, formal publication date: October 1, 2026

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