title: Synthesis and characterization of Ag-Co-Ni nanowires.
abstract: This work provides an electrodeposition-based methodology for synthesizing multicomponent nanowires containing Ag, Co and Ni atoms. Nanowire morphology was obtained by using an anodic alumina membrane with cylindrical pores of ∼ 200-nm diameter. Structural, compositional and magnetic characterization revealed that the as-synthesized nanowires adopted a core-shell microstructure. The core (axial region) contained pure Ag phase volumes with a plate-like morphology oriented perpendicular to the nanowire axis. The shell (peripheral region) contained pure Ag nanoparticles along with superparamagnetic Co and Ni rich clusters.
authors: Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Rai
authors: M Pratap
authors: MP
authors: Singh
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Srivastava
keywords: Ag-Co-Ni; electrodeposition; electron microscopy; nanowires