Optical Conductivity and Photo‐Induced Polaronic Formation in Co₂MnGa Topological Semimetal

Topological materials occupy an important place in the quantum materials family due to their peculiar low-energy electrodynamics, hosting emergent magneto-electrical, and nonlinear optical responses. This manuscript reports on the optical responses for the magnetic topological nodal semimetal Co₂MnGa, studied in a thin film geometry at various thicknesses. The thickness-dependent optical conductivity is investigated, observing a substantial dependence of the electronic band structure on thickness. Additionally, details on the ultrafast response of the low energy excitations in the terahertz frequency are reported by employing optical pump-terahertz probe (OPTP) spectroscopy. In particular, the photocarrier dynamics of Co₂MnGa thin films is studied at varying pump fluence, pump wavelength, and film thickness, observing a negative THz photoconductivity which is assigned to a dynamical formation of large polarons in the material.