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Simple Electroless Synthesis of Cobalt Nanoparticle Chains, Oriented by Externally Applied Magnetic Fields

  • Xiaogang Wen , Lin Gu and Alexander M. Bittner EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: May 16, 2018
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
From the journal Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie Volume 232 Issue 9-11

Abstract

The electroless (chemical) deposition of cobalt on palladium-sensitized oxidized silicon wafers produces nanowires and chains made up by nanoparticles. We demonstrate that the application of moderate magnetic fields, provided by permanent magnets, during the growth produces highly oriented cobalt nanowires and nanoparticle chains. By adjusting the magnetic field direction in plane, parallel and crossed cobalt chain patterns are readily accessible. Perpendicular orientation of the field results in rod-like, standing-up chains of nanoparticles. We explain the observed structures with magnetostatic arguments.

Keywords: alignment; cobalt; electroless deposition; magnetic field; nanochains; nanoparticle synthesis; reduction

Acknowledgement

We thank Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for supporting this research with a grant. We acknowledge discussions with K. Kern at MPI-FKF, and M. Grimsditch at CIC nanoGUNE. We thank the department Spatz (MPI-MF) for help with SEM, and F. Phillipp, M. Kelsch, K. Hahn, P. Kopold (electron microscopy, MPI-MF) for assistance with HRTEM and VEELS. AMB gratefully acknowledges support by the Basque government (Elkartek KK-2015/0000087 and KK-2017/00012) and by MINECO under the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme – MDM-2016-0618.

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Received: 2018-01-30
Accepted: 2018-04-12
Published Online: 2018-05-16
Published in Print: 2018-08-28

©2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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Keywords for this article
alignment; cobalt; electroless deposition; magnetic field; nanochains; nanoparticle synthesis; reduction

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