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Growth of magnetic nanowires along freely selectable 〈hkl〉 crystal directions

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  • Y. Tao

    (Rowland Institute at Harvard
    ETH Zurich)

  • C. L. Degen

    (ETH Zurich)

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The production of nanowire materials, uniformly oriented along any arbitrarily chosen crystal orientation, is an important, yet unsolved, problem in material science. Here, we present a generalizable solution to this problem. The solution is based on the technique of glancing angle deposition combined with a rapid switching of the deposition direction between crystal symmetry positions. Using iron–cobalt as an example, we showcase the simplicity and capabilities of the process in one-step fabrications of 〈100〉, 〈110〉, 〈111〉, 〈210〉, 〈310〉, 〈320〉, and 〈321〉-oriented nanowires, three-dimensional nanowire spirals, core–shell heterostructures, and axial hybrids. Our results provide a new capability for tailoring the properties of nanowires, and should be generalizable to any material that can be grown as a single-crystal biaxial film.

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  • Y. Tao & C. L. Degen, 2018. "Growth of magnetic nanowires along freely selectable 〈hkl〉 crystal directions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-02519-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02519-8
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