NANOALLOY: Induced electrodeposition of nanostructures as nanowires and nanotubes consisting of cobalt-based multilayers for MEMS applications.

- Detailed study of the electrodeposition of nanostructured compositionally modulated Co-based multilayers alloys on plane surfaces, and on the electroforming of multilayered nanowires and nanotubes in anodized aluminium oxide templates. Copper will be used as a metal separating magnetic CoW layers. - Study of mechanism of induced electrodeposition as a support to the optimization of electrodeposition parameters. Special attention will be given to the synthesis of nanowires and nanotubes, in view of achieving novel physical properties. - Determination of mechanical, structural, morphological, and tribological properties of electrodeposited nanostructures by voltammetry, SEM-FEG, XRD, DSC, magneto-resistance, nanotribology and macrotribology test equipment. - Optimization of the electrodeposition conditions based on the background expertise of the applicant and of the host institution to obtain nanostructured alloys possessing the required adhesion to substrates, low cracking sensitivity, and uniform thickness as prerequisities for the application in MEMS. - Potential applications in nanoscale electronics of nanostructured compositionally modulated Co-based alloys, nanowires and nanotubes. - Analysis of relationship between processing parameters-nanostructures-properties of electrodeposited components.

Keywords:Nanotubes, Nanowires, Anodized aluminium, MEMs, Multilayers, Cobalt, Electrodeposition

Disciplines:Ceramic and glass materials, Materials science and engineering, Semiconductor materials, Other materials engineering