Template-assisted electrodeposited magnetic nanowires and their properties for applications

Abstract Magnetic nanowires, fabricated by template-assisted electrochemical deposition, have been proposed for a wide range of applications, including Fe-Ga alloy magnetostrictive nanosensors and actuators, Co/Cu multilayered CPP-GMR structures, cell labels and identification, MRI contrast agents, and nanowarming agents. The desired magnetic properties for each of these applications are described in this chapter. In addition, a simple and cost-effective double imprinting technique is described that yields long-range ordered anodic aluminum oxide templates for 3-D magnetic memory.