Microscopic structure and magnetic behavior of arrays of electrodeposited Ni and Fe nanowires
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineer's Way, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 (United States)
Arrays of Ni and Fe nanowires with length up to 6 {mu}m were fabricated by voltage controlled electrodeposition within track etched polycarbonate membranes with nominal pore diameter 50 nm, using dc or pulsed voltage. Magnetostatic interactions between wires are found to be important in determining magnetic properties and switching processes. Ni arrays switch by quasicoherent rotation when the magnetic field is applied near to the average wire axis, and by curling at large angles. The importance of curling processes increases with wire length, due to the larger demagnetizing field. The properties of Fe wires are dominated by magnetostatic interactions; these arrays switch by curling and no definite easy axis is observed in pulse-plated, amorphous wires.
- OSTI ID:
- 20709685
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97, Issue 10; Conference: 49. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Jacksonville, FL (United States), 7-11 Nov 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1849751; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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