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Manipulation of Nickel Nanoparticles Deposited on HOPG

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Massood Z. Atashbar
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI-49008, USA
Valery N. Bliznyuk
Affiliation:
Material Science and Engineering Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI-49008, USA
Srikanth Singamaneni
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI-49008, USA
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Abstract

Nickel nanowires were fabricated by electrodepositing Ni from an aqueous plating solution onto the step edges of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG). Freshly cleaved HOPG was exposed to a plating solution of nickel and electro chemically deposited by cyclic voltametry. The morphology of the deposited nanoparticles was studied using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in non-contact mode. The magnetic force of interaction between the nanoparticles was studied by magnetizing the particles. The critical force to displace the nanoparticles was estimated using contact mode of AFM.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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