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Terabit Density Cobalt Nanowire Arrays With Tunable Magnetic Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Andrei Ursache ,
Mustafa Bal ,
James T. Goldbach ,
Robert L. Sandstrom ,
C. T. Black ,
Thomas P. Russell  and
Mark T. Tuominen
Andrei Ursache
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Mustafa Bal
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
James T. Goldbach
Affiliation:
Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Robert L. Sandstrom
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
C. T. Black
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
Thomas P. Russell
Affiliation:
Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Mark T. Tuominen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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Abstract

Nanoporous templates made from diblock copolymer films are used for electrochemical fabrication of hexagonal arrays of vertical cobalt magnetic nanowires at terabit/in2 density. The nanowire diameter and areal density are determined by the copolymer molecular weight, whereas the nanowire length and internal crystal morphology are controlled through the dc electrodeposition growth process. The array magnetic properties can be modified substantially by electrodeposition pH conditions while keeping wire size and interwire distance constant. Optimum pH control results in preferential growth of c-axis oriented crystallites with large perpendicular coercivity. The appearance of exchange bias behavior, exhibited at low temperatures, is also investigated.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 721: Symposia E/J – Texture and Microstructure in Electronic and Magnetic Films – Nanostructural Magnetic Materials for Data Storage , 2002 , E3.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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