Template Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Layered Nanowires

Journal Article · Sun Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physics of the Solid State

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783419090282· OSTI ID:22925135

Doludenko, I. M.; Cherkasov, D. A.; Zhigalina, O. M.; Khmelenin, D. N.; Ivanov, I. M. ^[1]; Bukharaev, A. A.; Bizyaev, D. A.; Khaibullin, R. I. ^[2]; Shatalov, S. A. ^[1]

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1. Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
2. Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, Kazan, Federal Research Center Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)

Nanowires (NWs) consisting of Ni/Cu and Co/Cu alternating layers with a diameter of 100 nm and layer thicknesses varying between 10 and 500 nm are prepared by template synthesis in pores of polymer track-etched membranes. Bath compositions and different regimes for pulsed electrodeposition of NWs are explored. A procedure for electrodeposition of NWs using pulses of equal charge is developed. By diminishing the amount of charge per pulse, initially we manage to lower the layer thickness to 10–15 nm, but further diminishing of charge in pulses leads to the blending of elemental composition of adjacent layers and/or formation of rod–shell nanostructures within the NWs. The coercive force (15–30 mT) and residual magnetization of our layered NWs are determined from magnetization measurements. For NWs with a layer thickness of 50–100 nm, the magnetization curves recorded in the out-of-plane and in-plane geometries are similar in shape and have similar parameters. For NWs with thicker layers (250 and 500 nm), magnetization curves are markedly different due to magnetic anisotropy (an easy magnetization axis emerges longitudinally to NWs) and interference between neighboring NWs. Magnetic force microscopy of isolated NWs identifies that the NWs comprise magnetic regions extending over ~100–150 nm. The NW can be partially remagnetized by applying an external magnetic field (+16 mT) longitudinally.

• OSTI ID: 22925135
• Journal Information: Physics of the Solid State, Journal Name: Physics of the Solid State Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 61; ISSN 1063-7834
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANISOTROPY
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY
COBALT
COERCIVE FORCE
COPPER
ELECTRODEPOSITION
INTERFERENCE
LAYERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MAGNETIZATION
MEMBRANES
NANOWIRES
NICKEL
POLYMERS
PULSES
SYNTHESIS
THICKNESS