Synthesis and magnetotransport studies of single nickel-rich NiFe nanowire

One of the main concerns in the preparation of alloy nanowires is the ability to synthesize compositionally uniform nanowires along the axis. Since most of the conventional mild acidic permalloy (Ni80Fe20) electroplating baths consist of an extremely low concentration of Fe ions compared with Ni ions, the electrodeposition of iron is controlled by mass transfer, which leads to a significant change in the composition along the axis of the nanowire. To overcome this obstacle, we developed a new acidic chloride electrolyte with a high concentration of Fe and Ni ions to electrodeposit homogeneous nanowires. After synthesizing nanowires, the temperature dependent magneto- and electro-transport properties of individual nanowires were investigated. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a nanowire is much lower than the bulk counterpart, which might be attributed to a higher residual resistivity. The magnetoresistance shows a typical anisotropic magnetoresistance behaviour where the maximum anisotropic magnetoresistance ratio decreased with increasing temperature. The angular dependence of the magnetization switching field indicated that curling is the magnetization reversal mode at all temperatures