Electrolytic deposition parameters of various ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes.
Abstract
The fabrication of one-dimensional ferromagnetic nanostructured materials such as nanowires and nanotubes by the electrodeposition technique is discussed. The size, shape and structural properties of nanostructures are analysed by controlling the deposition parameters such as precursors used, deposition potential, pH, etc. The growth of nanostructures and various characterization techniques are studied to support their one-dimensionality. A comparative study of ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes is made using angular-dependent ferromagnetic resonance technique.
Keywords
- Electrodeposition
- nanowires
- nanotubes
- ferromagnetic resonance
- anodic aluminium oxide
1. Introduction
Recently, one-dimensional ferromagnetic nanostructured materials such as nanodots, anti-dots, nanowires and nanotubes have attracted intense research interest. These nanostructures have potential applications in fields as diverse as data storage, magnetics, electronics, optical and microwave devices and nanomedicine [1-6]. They often exhibit new and enhanced properties, due to their low-dimensionality and inter-wire interaction as compared to bulk materials. Several methods have been developed for the synthesis of one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures which lead to well-defined dimensions, morphology, crystal structure, and composition. Various methods such as electrochemistry, chemical reduction, vapour-liquid-solid growth, etc., have been used for preparation of magnetic nanostructures [7-9], although template electrodeposition constitutes one of the most general methods to achieve 1D growth [10-11]. Template-based approach allows to systematically vary the size, shape and structural properties of nanostructures through the modification of template and electrodeposition conditions [12]. The template-based growth often allows the growth of polycrystalline nature of nanowires and nanotubes; however, by controlling the various deposition parameters one can easily overcome such issues and thus
Ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes exhibit unique and tunable magnetic properties due to their inherent shape anisotropy. Current interest in research on ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes is stimulated by their potential applications in different fields such as spintronics, biotechnology, future ultra-high-density magnetic recording media and high-frequency devices [17-21]. For applications such as magnetic recording media, the nanowire’s diameter and the inter-wire distance should be as small as possible to increase the areal recording density. Thus, for storage devices magnetic studies concentrate on sub-100 nm nanostructures. The high aspect ratio of the nanowires (Length/Diameter) causes high coercivity, which is helpful in suppressing the onset of the ‘superparamagnetic limit’, which is considered to be very important for preventing the loss of magnetically recorded information among the nanowires. The inter-wire interaction and magnetic dipole coupling can be controlled by suitable separation among the nanowires.
Several groups have investigated elemental ferromagnetic nanowires such as Fe, Co and Ni with different pore diameters in alumina templates [12-21]. Huang et al. reported single crystal Co nanowires with different diameters and observed that the coercivity and squareness decreases with increase of pore diameter [22]. The size of the crystallites within the Fe, Co and Ni nanowires, as well as the crystalline structure of the nanowires, depends upon the deposition conditions such as the pH of the solutions and the deposition parameters. Giant-magneto-resistance (GMR) properties were found in Co/Cu multi-layered nanowires electrodeposited in nanoporous polymer template [23]. Recently, these ferromagnetic nanowire embedded templates were used as a substrate for making high-frequency devices [24-26].
In this chapter, we shall describe three different aspects of this topic:
We first discuss in brief about the template approach for fabricating one-dimensional nanostructures. The most commonly used templates, i.e. anodic alumina membrane (AAM) and polycarbonate (PC) membranes, will be discussed in detail.
We will then describe the electrochemical deposition technique used to synthesize ferromagnetic nanowire and nanotube arrays. The size, shape and structural properties of nanostructures are controlled by the type of template used and a number of growth parameters such as precursors used, deposition potential, pH, etc.
We will then continue discussing the various characterization techniques and physical properties of these nanostructures. A comparative study of ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes has been made using static and dynamic magnetization techniques.
2. Template-based approach
Template electrodeposition is one of the most general techniques to realize one-dimensional growth. In this straightforward approach, the nanostructures are grown electrochemically inside a hard-template material (mould) adopting its shape [27, 28]. Usually, a template (membrane) is a material that has pores of radii varying from a few µm to tens of nm. These porous membranes are generally used in filtration technologies for the separation of different species such as polymers, colloids, molecules, salts, etc. Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) membrane and polycarbonate (PC) membranes are commonly used membranes for the synthesis of one-dimensional nanostructures [29, 30]. However, PC membranes are disadvantageous as they have random pores and are very flexible. During the heating process, these membranes can lead to distortion, which is one of the major drawbacks for device applications. Also, removal of the template occurs before complete densification of the nanostructures. These factors result in broken and deformed nanostructures. Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template overcomes these difficulties as these membranes have uniform and parallel pores and are therefore commonly used for synthesis of 1D nanostructures. Two-step anodization of aluminium sheet in acidic medium solutions of sulphuric, oxalic, or phosphoric acids is used to synthesize AAO templates [29, 31]. Depending upon the anodization conditions, pore densities as high as 1011 pores/cm2 can be obtained and due to mechanical stress at the aluminium-alumina interface, these pores are arranged in a regular hexagonal array as shown in Fig. 1 [32]. A large array of orderly arranged pores with high aspect ratio makes AAO templates ideal for growing nanostructures. The thickness of the template, which determines the length of nanowires, only depends upon the oxidation time and can lead to formation of 1-60 μm thick oxide layers. AAO templates are chemically and thermally inert, causing pure synthesis of ferromagnetic materials. Also, the solution being deposited must wet the internal pore walls and for growth of nanotubules, deposition should start from the pore wall and should proceed inward.
In the anodization process, an electrical circuit is established between a cathode and a film of aluminium which serves as the anode. Then, anodic oxidation or anodization of the film occurs in accordance to the following reaction [33]:
where ΔG° is the standard Gibbs free energy change. During the anodization, initially a planar barrier film forms followed by pore development leading to the formation of the relatively regular porous anodic film, which thickens in time.
In two-step anodization, usually the first and second anodization steps could be conducted in the same conditions. The oxide layer formed in the first step is removed by wet chemical dissolution in a mixture of suitable chemicals for an appropriate time, depending on the anodizing time. Based on the applied anodizing voltage and also the type of electrolyte, pores with diameters ranging from few nm to 200 nm can be produced. Li et al. demonstrated a formula between inter-pore distance (Dnm) and anodizing voltage (V) [34]:
High-purity (99.99%) aluminium (Al) foil was used for anodization. It was ultrasonically degreased at room temperature in trichloroethylene for 5 min, and then etched in 1.0 M NaOH for 3 min. Before anodization, Al foil was electrochemically polished in a mixed solution of HClO4 and ethanol. A two-step anodization was used to obtain highly ordered pores. Al foil was anodized at 40 V in a 0.3 M oxalic acid at 0 °C for about 12 h in the first anodization step. The oxide layer formed in first anodization was chemically removed in a mixture of phosphoric acid and chromic acid which creates a footprint of nanopores on the Al surface. A second anodization was carried out with the same solutions and steps used in first anodization, resulting in the formation of highly ordered pores [29, 31].
In this chapter, we show results using the commercially purchased AAO templates from Whatman Ltd. and observe that these AAO templates were branched from one side (O-ring support side) as shown in Fig. 2.
3. Electrodeposition
Electrodeposition, also known as electrochemical deposition, is a process which involves the oriented diffusion of charged reactive species through a solution when an external electric field is applied, and the reduction of the charged growth species at the deposition surface. Surface charge will develop when a solid is immersed in a polar solvent or an electrolyte solution. The Nernst equation which described the electrode potential is given by
where
Electrons will transfer from the electrode to the solution and the electrolyte will be reduced when the electrode potential is higher than the energy level of a vacant molecular orbital in the electrolyte, as shown in Fig. 3. On the other hand, electrolyte oxidation will occur, i.e. the electrons will transfer from the electrolyte to the electrode, if the electrode potential is lower than the energy level of an occupied molecular orbital in the electrolyte, as shown in Fig. 3. When equilibrium is achieved, these reactions will stop. Electrolysis is a process that converts electrical energy to chemical potential in an electrolytic cell where charged species flow from cathode to anode [35].
In electrolysis, by selecting the over-potential as means of adjusting the driving force for the reaction, the reaction rate of a system can be easily controlled. With increasing cathodic potential, the concentration of the electrochemical active species, reacting at the cathode, is increasingly reduced in the immediate vicinity of the electrode until every incoming ion is directly reduced. The reaction becomes limited by mass transport processes arising from the depletion of cations in the diffusion layer. The current stays constant even if the over-potential is further increased. This current, limited by diffusion, is denoted diffusion threshold current
The advantages of electrodeposition technique over physical deposition methods are as follows: no need of vacuum equipment, easier handling, higher deposition rates and easier to prepare thick and continuous films. The metal deposition operation depends on a great number of chemical and operational parameters such as local current density, electrolyte concentrations, complexing agents, buffer capacity, pH, levelling agents, brighteners, surfactants, contaminants, temperature, agitation, substrate properties, cleaning procedure. All these parameters act on the structure of the deposit and also on its composition, in terms of alloy and its properties. Accordingly, the determination of these parameters is very important.
Generally, a given metal is electrodeposited from a cell consisting two conductive electrodes, a reference electrode to maintain the potential between the conductive electrodes, an electrolyte and a power supply for conducting an electrical current through the cell or applying an external electric field in the electrolyte. As the current flows into the cell, an oxidation reaction occurs on one electrode (called anode) by charging growth species (typically positively charged metal ions) into the electrolyte and consequently a reduction reaction takes place on the other electrode (called cathode), reducing the charged growth species at the growth or deposition surface as a metallic layer. The process can be carried out using potentiostatic or galvanostatic deposition, depending upon whether applied potential or current is adjusted precisely for the given material to be deposited.
In order to get a qualitative interpretation of the different processes that occur at an electrode, a cyclic voltammogram can be a very helpful tool. The basic idea is that a potential sweep is applied from one to another potential and vice versa with a certain constant speed (mV/s), resulting in a potential triangle (sawtooth) in time (Fig. 4(A)). Because the sign of the potential is changed, oxidative and reductive processes can be distinguished. In addition, varying the scan rate, i.e. triangle slope, different processes at the electrode can be measured. Figure 4 shows the triangle slope and the current flowing through the cathode as function of applied potential.
A similar method has been frequently used for electrodeposition of magnetic nanowires into nanoporous membranes. A metal layer like Au is deposited on one side of the template to provide electrical contact which serves as working electrode, a platinum strip as counter electrode and a saturated calomel electrode (SCE) as a reference electrode. Figure 5(A) illustrates the common set-up for the template-based growth of nanowires using electrodeposition. Chronoamperometry of nanowire deposition is shown in Fig. 5(B). A pre-growth stage occurs when a sudden drop of current takes place once the potential is applied through the cell during which nucleation starts at the pore bottoms. Consequently, a slightly increased current is observed at which the metal is growing in the pores. As pores are filled, current decreases with a large gradient versus time. At the final step, hemispherical caps, originating from each nanowire, form a coherent planar layer that expanded to cover the whole surface of the template. Thus, the effective cathode area increases and a rapidly increasing deposition current can be observed.
For nanotube growth in AAO, instead of a thick Au layer, a very thin layer of Au <30 nm was sputtered on one side of AAO template, so as not to completely block bottom of the pores as shown in Fig. 6(B). Nanotubes (NTs) wall thickness depends upon back-side Au layer as when Ni ion moves to the pores of the template under the drive of electric field, Ni ion firstly reaches the conducting Au layer of the pore-mouth and is deoxidized Ni atom, and thus forms a tubular structure. The wall thickness of nanotubes also depends upon other factors like the current density; therefore, we choose deposition potential in such a manner to achieve low current density. A special attention is paid to address a comparative analysis of the careful preparation of Ni NW (nanowire) and NT (nanotube) arrays with well-controlled ordering and their structural and magnetic response. Table 1 shows the previous research work on ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes for various deposition parameters.
Electrolytic bath for the deposition of specific ferromagnetic material was prepared using their corresponding sulphate salts; boric acid was added in each bath solution to prevent hydroxide formation and promoting deposition rate. Table 2 describes the electrolytic bath concentrations and electrodeposition parameters used for various nanowires and nanotubes deposited.
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Ni NWs | NiSO4, NiCl2, H3BO3 | 33 g, 4.5 g, 3.8 g | -1.0 | 2.5 |
Co NWs | CoSO4, H3BO3 | 12 g, 4.5 g | -1.3 | 3.5 |
Ni60Fe40 NWs | NiSO4, FeSO4, H3BO3 | 12 g, 0.6 g, 4 g | -1.2 | 3 |
Co75Fe15B10 NWs | CoSO4, FeSO4, H3BO3, DMAB | 4.95 g, 0.834 g, 4.33 g, 0.049 g | -1.2 | 2 |
Ni NTs | NiSO4, PEG, H3BO3 | 1.5 g, 3.7 g, 3.5 g | -0.7 | 2 |
The deposition potential of the electrolyte bath with respect to the reference electrode SCE is determined by cyclic voltammetry. Figure 7 shows the typical voltammogram for the Ni, Co, NiFe alloy and CoFeB amorphous nanowires used in this chapter. Typically, the potential is chosen at a reducing potential where current starts decreasing. For the growth of the NWs/NTs chrono-amperommetry is used at various deposition times which controls the length of the nanostructures. The wall thickness of nanotubes also depends upon the current density; therefore, we choose deposition potential in such a manner so as to achieve low current density [37].
4. Characterization
In this section, various characterization techniques are discussed to determine the physical and magnetic properties of electrodeposited nanostructures. The morphology and size of nanostructures were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The qualitative and quantitative elemental composition of nanostructures were done using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The structural analysis of ferromagnetic nanowires and nanotubes was done by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy. Magnetic properties of the samples were tested by superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID).
The morphology of the NWs/NTs was observed by dissolving the template in 3M NaOH solution for 1 h. The separated nanostructures were cleaned several times with de-ionized water and mounted on holder for SEM. Figure 8 (A-D) shows the SEM images of nanowires which revealed that most nanochannels of AAO template are highly filled and parallel to each other. The nanowires have continuous structure without visible defects replicating the pore shapes. It means that ferromagnetic material fills the pores uniformly during electrodeposition under controlled conditions used in this work. Cross-sectional SEM images were taken simply by cleaving of alumina templates. Figure 9 (A-B) shows the SEM images of Ni nanotubes revealing that the wall thickness is around 40 nm and it strongly depends upon the back-side coating of metallic layer.
For EDX analysis, we mounted the nanowire’s deposited sample on SEM holder and coated them with carbon since the absorption of X-ray signal by carbon coating is negligible on account of its low atomic number and is taken into account while performing quantitative EDX analysis. Figure 10(A-D) shows the EDX spectrum for various nanowires of Ni, Co, CoFeB and NiFe alloy, confirming the presence of respective elements in the AAO template. The quantitative analysis for CoFeB nanowires determines the stoichiometry of composite material such as Co75Fe15B10 and for NiFe alloy such as Ni60Fe40.
For TEM characterization, the specimen was obtained by completely dissolving the AAO template in 3M NaOH solution for 24 h and then washing with de-ionized water several times. The free NWs/NTs were then collected from the suspension by applying a magnetic field using a permanent magnet and then rinsed with ethanol and immersed in an ultrasonic bath for 10 min. When operated in the diffraction mode, TEM images also yield information regarding the crystal structure of the nanostructure axis by selected area electron diffraction pattern (SAED).
Figure 11(A-B) shows the TEM image of Co and CoFeB NWs. Figure 12 shows diffraction pattern of the nanowires which revealed the single crystal phase for Co nanowires while the SAED pattern for CoFeB nanowires shows the amorphous phase. TEM images of Ni nanotubes are shown in Fig. 13(A) with inner and outer diameters of about 120 nm and 200 nm. It also confirms that the wall thickness of nanotubes is ~40 nm as observed in the SEM images. The branching due to AAO templates causes the growth of nanotubes in Y-shape nanochannels as observed in Fig. 13(B).
For determining the crystallographic information of the materials, XRD is one of the most important technique. It can provide information about the crystallographic phases, crystallite size, lattice constant, presence of impurities, etc. X-ray diffraction was performed using Philip’s X’pert PRO (Model PW 3040, X-ray wavelength of Cu Kα line λ = 1.54060 Å) diffractometer. The phase was identified using standard diffraction files of JCPDS. The size of the crystalline material can be estimated from the width of the reflection plane using Scherer equation [41]:
where
Figure 14 shows the XRD pattern of various ferromagnetic nanowires grown in anodic alumina templates by electrodeposition method. The spectra for the nanowires indicates polycrystalline reflection peaks. The diffraction peaks confirms the
The NWs and NTs were found strongly textured along (111) reflection plane. The crystallite size of the deposited nanostructures was determined using Scherrer formula, giving 22 nm and 16 nm for NWs and NTs, respectively. This is due to the fact that their outer diameter is the same, ~200 nm, but NTs have a core cylindrical hole with an estimated diameter of 120 nm. The corresponding d-spacing was observed to be 2.04 nm and 2.03 nm for NWs and NTs, respectively. We also determined the crystallite size of all these nanostructures as given in Table 3.
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Ni NWs | 44.33 | 0.42 | 22.0 | 2.04 |
Ni NTs | 44.52 | 0.56 | 16.4 | 2.03 |
Co NWs | 44.35 | 0.63 | 14.7 | 2.04 |
Ni60Fe40 NWs | 44.41 | 0.48 | 19.3 | 2.04 |
The hysteresis loops were measured in two geometries: when the applied magnetic field
Figure 17 shows the magnetic hysteresis loop of Ni nanotube. The nanocylinders geometry, i.e
The values of coercivity
5. High-frequency applications
Investigations on the magnetization reversal modes of Ni NWs/NTs are done by angular-dependent FMR measurements. Here we will discuss the quantitative analysis of resonance frequency (
Figure 18(A-D) shows the transmission response for arrays of Ni NWs and NTs used in the present study. In order to view the effect of interactions between NWs/NTs of FMR spectra, the resonance frequency and frequency line-width as a function of applied field was observed. Resonance frequency increases linearly with the increase of external magnetic field for all four samples. The magnetic bias field was rotated from parallel orientation of nanostructures to that of perpendicular to them for angular variation measurements. The resonance frequency (
where
The angular dependence of
Figure 19(B) shows the theoretical results for angular dependence of
With this consideration, the demagnetization factors used to calculate
where
The bell-shaped
Figure 20(A) shows the FMR line-width (∆
where
These studies show that ferromagnetic nanostructures embedded in AAO templates fabricated by electrodeposition technique are the best candidates for high-frequency application devices.
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