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CdTe semiconductor nanowires and NiFe ferro-magnetic metal nanowires electrodeposited into cylindrical nano-pores on the surface of anodized aluminum

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Cylindrical nano-pores of an anodized aluminum oxide layer on the surface of bulk aluminum were used as templates for the electrochemical growth of semiconductor and magnetic nanowires. The electrodeposition of CdTe and NiFe was investigated to determine the optimum conditions for each nanowire growth over a wide range of cathode potentials. The desired composition of Cd50Te50 and Ni80Fe20 was achieved by controlling the cathode potential during electrodeposition. Temperature dependences of resistance for CdTe nanowires confirmed the semiconductor character with amorphous behavior at low temperature, while those of NiFe nanowires showed metallic character. The anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) of NiFe nanowires reached 1.9% at 300 K.

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  1. Institut de Physique des Nanostructures, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne-EPFL, Switzerland

    Takeshi Ohgai, Laurent Gravier, Xavier Hoffer & Jean-Philippe Ansermet

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nagasaki University, Bunkyo-machi 1-14, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan

    Takeshi Ohgai

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Ohgai, T., Gravier, L., Hoffer, X. et al. CdTe semiconductor nanowires and NiFe ferro-magnetic metal nanowires electrodeposited into cylindrical nano-pores on the surface of anodized aluminum. J Appl Electrochem 35, 479–485 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-005-0290-2

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