title: Fabrication and magnetic properties of Ni nanowire arrays with ultrahigh axial squareness.
abstract: Poly- and single-crystalline Ni nanowire arrays showing ultrahigh axial squareness are fabricated by direct-current electrodeposition in pores of anodic aluminum oxide templates. High voltage is shown to be the key in order for Ni nanowires to have a (220) preferred orientation. 2-Dimensional nucleation theory is used to understand the growth of the nanowires. Based on the structure and growth analyses, the magnetic properties of different kinds of nanowires are explained.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China. ftian@usst.edu.cn.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Z P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whitmore
mesh_terms: D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel