Optical and magnetic properties of porous anodic alumina/Ni nanocomposite films

作者:Zhang, Jing-Jing*; Li, Zi-Yue; Zhang, Zhi-Jun; Wu, Tian-Shan; Sun, Hui-Yuan
来源:Journal of Applied Physics, 2013, 113(24): 244305.
DOI:10.1063/1.4812466

摘要

A simple method to tune the optical properties of porous anodic alumina (PAA) films embedded with Ni is reported. The films display highly saturated colors after being synthesized by an ac electrodeposition method. The optical properties of the samples can be effectively tuned by varying the oxidation time of aluminum. The ultrashort Ni nanowires (100 nm long and 50 nm in diameter) present only fcc phase and show no apparent averaged effective magnetic anisotropy. The coercivity mechanism of the Ni nanowires in our case is consistent with fanning mechanism based on a chain-of-spheres model. PAA/Ni films with structural color and magnetic properties have friability-resistant feature and can be used in many areas, including decoration, display, and multifunctional anti-counterfeiting technology.