Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Nickel (Fe$_{x}$Ni$_{1-x})$ Nanowires

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Abstract

Electrochemical deposition method was used to synthesize ordered arrays of Fe$_{x}$Ni$_{1-x}$ (25 $<$ x $<$ 85) nanowires into porous anodic alumina template. These nanowires were structurally characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). An estimate regarding the elemental composition of the nanowires was obtained by Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the nanowires exhibit a phase transition from face-centered-cubic (FCC) to base-centered-cubic (BCC) crystal structure with increasing iron concentration. The effect of the variation of the compositional ratio of iron and nickel on the magnetic properties of the nanowires will also be presented.

Authors

  • Rakesh Shah

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Igor Dubenco

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901
    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Amelia Church

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Xianfeng Zhang

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Shane Stadler

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Saikat Talapatra

    • University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale
    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    • Department of Physics, University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale
  • Naushad Ali

    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901
    • Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale