The Role of Cu Length on the Magnetic Behaviour of Fe/Cu Multi-Segmented Nanowires
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Morphological Characterization
3.2. Structural Characterization
3.3. Magnetic Characterization
3.4. Micromagnetic Simulations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Systems | (Oe) | (Oe) | ||
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(Fe(30nm)/Cu(15nm))15 | 650 ± 50 | 190 ± 30 | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 0.04 ± 0.01 |
(Fe(30nm)/Cu(60nm))15 | 480 ± 30 | 240 ± 40 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.02 |
(Fe(30nm)/Cu(120nm))15 | 430 ± 30 | 280 ± 40 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.02 |
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Moraes, S.; Navas, D.; Béron, F.; Proenca, M.P.; Pirota, K.R.; Sousa, C.T.; Araújo, J.P. The Role of Cu Length on the Magnetic Behaviour of Fe/Cu Multi-Segmented Nanowires. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070490
Moraes S, Navas D, Béron F, Proenca MP, Pirota KR, Sousa CT, Araújo JP. The Role of Cu Length on the Magnetic Behaviour of Fe/Cu Multi-Segmented Nanowires. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(7):490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070490
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoraes, Suellen, David Navas, Fanny Béron, Mariana P. Proenca, Kleber R. Pirota, Célia T. Sousa, and João P. Araújo. 2018. "The Role of Cu Length on the Magnetic Behaviour of Fe/Cu Multi-Segmented Nanowires" Nanomaterials 8, no. 7: 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070490