In-field heat treatments of an MnGa diffusion couple were performed at 773 K for 12, 24 and 48 h to investigate the phase formation under magnetic fields. Formation of the MnGa 3 , Mn 2 Ga 5 , MnGa, Mn 3 Ga 2 and ¢-Mn phases was confirmed for magnetic fields of 0 T and 5 T. For a diffusion-controlled process, there is a parabolic relationship between the thickness of the phase layers and annealing time for the MnGa and Mn 2 Ga 5 phases. The parabolic coefficients of MnGa and Mn 2 Ga 5 for a zero magnetic field were determined as 8.7 © 10 ¹3 µm 2 s ¹1 and 4.6 © 10 ¹1 µm 2 s ¹1 respectively. For a magnetic field of 5 T, the parabolic coefficients were evaluated as 11 © 10 ¹3 µm 2 s ¹1 for the MnGa phase and 4.5 © 10 ¹1 µm 2 s ¹1 for the Mn 2 Ga 5 phase.