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Magnetic configurations of Ni–Cu alloy nanowires obtained by the template method

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High aspect ratio nanowires of Ni–Cu alloys have been synthesized by potentiostatic electrochemical deposition in etched ion-track membranes. The nickel-to-copper ratio in the nanowires was controlled via the deposition potential and electrochemical bath composition. We present a detailed study of nanowire properties including morphology, composition, and magnetic behavior. We report the magnetic configurations measured as function of the nanowire composition and discuss domain formation, anisotropy aspects, and local easy axis distributions.

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The financial support through the exploratory research project PCE IDEI 75/2011 is highly acknowledged.

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  1. National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, P.O. Box MG 7, 77125, Bucharest, Romania

    Elena Matei, Ionut Enculescu, Aurel Leca, Corneliu Ghica & Victor Kuncser

  2. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstrasse 1, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany

    Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares

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Matei, E., Enculescu, I., Toimil-Molares, M.E. et al. Magnetic configurations of Ni–Cu alloy nanowires obtained by the template method. J Nanopart Res 15, 1863 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-1863-3

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