SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC METALLIC NANOWIRES AND THEIR NOVEL HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES

Metallic and magnetic nanowires (NWs) of cobalt, nickel, iron and copper exhibit
great potential for various applications ranging from nano-interconnects, high density
magnetic storage media, electrode material and as well as super-capacitors. However,
the production of these good quality NWs is still not well understood as a result of
lack of understanding on how their structural and magnetic properties depend on the
parameters of the synthesis. In addition, the demand for multifunctional properties
necessitates the development of novel pristine hybrid nanostructures based on these
metallic NW s. Thus, the objective of this research work is to optimize the production
of good quality metal NW s and to develop pristine hybrid structures of metal N W s
and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The electro-deposited NWs with average diameter of
I 00 nm and high aspect ratio ranging from 300-400 were analyzed using
characterization techniques for structural and magnetic properties.