Abstract
Binary alloy nanowires of mutually immiscible Ni-Au system are synthesized by electrodeposition method. Here, we incorporate the concept of alloy design into nanowires to effectively engineer and control the magnetic properties of nanowires. Saturation magnetization and coercivity values of as-deposited Ni-Au alloy nanowires strongly correlate with either the phases present or to the dissolution of gold to nickel. The magnetic properties, however, were significantly affected upon annealing, which is correlated with the structural evolution of a weakly magnetic metastable hcp-Ni phase. We report here the detailed investigation on phase transformations in Ni-Au alloy nanowires and their effect on magnetic properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 86-90 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 116 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work is financially supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) under research programs (Grant nos.: 2E24022 and 2Z03770 ), and by National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant no. 2013035041 ).
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Magnetic properties
- Nanowires
- Phase transformations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering