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Fabrication of nanoporous single crystal mica templates for electrochemical deposition of nanowire arrays

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Nanopores with lateral dimensions as small as 33 nm have been fabricated by nuclear track etching in 5 μm thick, single crystal mica wafers. The nanopores have a diamond shape with their axes aligned with the crystal axes of mica as a result of anisotropic etching. Nickel nanowire arrays with a constant volume fraction have been fabricated by electrodeposition into the nanopores. The magnetic properties of the nickel nanowire arrays in the mica templates are reported.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    L. Sun

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    C. L. Chien

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    P. C. Searson

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Sun, L., Chien, C.L. & Searson, P.C. Fabrication of nanoporous single crystal mica templates for electrochemical deposition of nanowire arrays. Journal of Materials Science 35, 1097–1103 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004703529210

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Keywords

  • Polymer
  • Nickel
  • Magnetic Property
  • Constant Volume
  • Lateral Dimension