The role of Cu length on the magnetic behaviour of Fe/Cu multi-segmented nanowires

33Citations
Citations of this article
22Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

A set of multi-segmented Fe/Cu nanowires were synthesized by a two-step anodization process of aluminum substrates and a pulsed electrodeposition technique using a single bath. While both Fe segment length and diameter were kept constant to (30 ± 7) and (45 ± 5) nm, respectively, Cu length was varied between (15 ± 5) and (120 ± 10) nm. The influence of the non-magnetic layer thickness variation on the nanowire magnetic properties was investigated through first-order reversal curve (FORC) measurements and micromagnetic simulations. Our analysis confirmed that, in the multi-segmented Fe/Cu nanowires with shorter Cu segments, the dipolar coupling between Fe segments controls the nanowire magnetic behavior, and its performance is like that of a homogenous Fe nanowire array of similar dimensions. On the other hand, multi-segmented Fe/Cu nanowires with larger Cu segments act like a collection of non-interacting magnetic entities (along the nanowire axis), and their global behavior is mainly controlled by the neighbor-to-neighbor nanodisc dipolar interactions.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Moraes, S., Navas, D., Béron, F., Proenca, M. P., Pirota, K. R., Sousa, C. T., & Araújo, J. P. (2018). The role of Cu length on the magnetic behaviour of Fe/Cu multi-segmented nanowires. Nanomaterials, 8(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070490

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free