title: Aligned cuboid iron nanoparticles by epitaxial electrodeposition.
abstract: Aligned, individual iron square cuboid nanoparticles have been achieved by taking advantage of epitaxial, three-dimensional-island growth on GaAs(001) during electrodeposition at low deposition rates. The nanoparticles exhibit lateral dimensions between 10 and 80 nm and heights below 40 nm. Surface {100} facets predominate with a thin crystalline oxide shell that protects the nanoparticles during prolonged storage in air. The single crystallinity of the iron in combination with structural alignment leads to an in-plane magnetic anisotropy. These immobilized, oriented, and stable nanoparticles are promising for applications in nanoelectronic, sensor, and data storage technologies, as well as for the detailed analysis of the effect of shape and size on magnetism at the nanoscale.
authors.affiliation: IFW Dresden, P.O. Box: 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany. k.leistner@ifw-dresden.de.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leistner
authors.forename: Mingze
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oswald
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petr
authors.forename: Vladislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kataev
authors.forename: Kornelius
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nielsch
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kavanagh