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Two-step electrochemical anodization was used for obtaining matrices based on porous anodic alumina (MPAA). Three series of experimental samples were made: 1 – PAAM with thickness 1.3–2.5 μm and 70 nm diameter, 2 – 70.0 μm thickness and 50–75 nm diameter and 3 – 13.5–60.0 μm thickness and 100–200 nm diameter. The pore filling of MPAA was realized using electrochemical deposition. As a result Ni nanopillars, Ni and multilayered Cu/CoNi nanowires were formed. The scanning electron microscopy, vibrating magnetometry, voltammetry techniques and four-probe method were used for experimental samples investigations. The magnetic characteristics of Ni nanowires showed that nanowires in MPAA have ferromagnetic properties, since the coercitivity riches up to 750 kOe and squareness ratio up to 0.65. The study of the electrochemical behavior of the Ti/Al2O3/Ni nanocomposite material in the potential range from –450 to +450 mV in 0.9 % NaCl aqueous solution demonstrated its high corrosion resistance properties. The correlation of the GMR of multilayered Cu/CoNi nanowires to the topological parameters of MPAA, the number of layers, the MPAA and partial layers thickness, and chemical purity has been determined. Thus, it has been demonstrated the prospects of use of matrices based on porous anodic alumina as a base material for the template synthesis of functional ferromagnetic nanomaterials for various practical applications.

There are analyzed creation and development of magnetic nanomaterials and nanostructures, films with a columnar type of crystal structure, multilayer film structures, nanocomposites, granular alloys and nanowires. The methodics of obtaining, structure, magnetic and magnetoresistive properties of three types of nanowires – multilayered and granular ones and the ones of spin-valve type are discussed. It is shown that multilayer film coatings with very thin (< 1 nm) alternating magnetic and nonmagnetic layers behave like films of granular alloys. It is emphasized that the films of granular Cu–Co alloys were first obtained at the Scientific and Practical Materials Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus by the method of electrolytic deposition without subsequent annealing, as is the case with other methods for their preparation. As prepared Cu–Co films are superparamagneties. That is, they demonstrate ferromagnetic below blocking temperature, which is dependent on the size of cobalt clusters in diamagnetic matrix of copper. The granulated nanowires, firstly obtained by us, exhibit similar behavior. Special attention is paid to the analysis of obtaining and properties of multilayered films of the spin-valve type. The trends in the development of materials science are predicted, which will allow creating new materials with a high level of quality and specified properties, what will allow expanding the area of export of such materials and products from them in the future.

The correlation between the synthesis modes, chemical composition, crystal structure, surface microstructure, and also the mechanical properties of thin nanostructured Ni – Fe films has been studied. Thin Ni–Fe films on the Si with Au sublayer were obtained using electrolyte deposition with different current modes: direct current and three pulsed modes with pulse duration of 1 s, 10–3 and 10–5 s. It is shown that a decrease in the pulse duration to 10–5 s leads to an increase in the film elastic modulus and the hardness due to the small grain size and a large number of grain boundaries with increased resistance to plastic deformation. The effect of heat treatment at 100, 200, 300, and 400 °C on the surface microstructure and micromechanical properties of the films was investigated. An increase in grain size from 6 to 200 nm was found after heat treatment at 400 °C which, in combination with interfusion processes of the half-layer material, led to a significant decrease in hardness and elastic modulus. Ni–Fe films with improved mechanical properties can be used as coatings for microelectronic body for their electromagnetic protection.

Inorganic-based nanoelements such as nanoparticles (nanodots), nanopillars and nanowires, which have at least one dimension of 100 nm or less, have been extensively developed for biomedical applications. Furthermore, their properties can be varied by controlling such parameters as element shape, size, surface functionalization, and mutual interactions. In this study, Ni-alumina nanocomposite material was synthesized by the dc-Ni electrodeposition into a porous anodic alumina template (PAAT). The structural, morphological, and corrosion properties were studied using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and electrochemical techniques (linear sweep voltammetry). Template technology was used to obtain Ni nanopillars (NiNPs) in the PAAT nanocomposite. Low corrosion current densities (order of 0.5 μA/cm2) were indicators of this nanocomposite adequate corrosion resistance in artificial physiological solution (0.9% NaCl). A porous anodic alumina template is barely exposed to corrosion and performs protective functions in the composite. The results may be useful for the development of new nanocomposite materials technologies for a variety of biomedical applications including catalysis and nanoelectrodes for sensing and fuel cells. They are also applicable for various therapeutic purposes including targeting, diagnosis, magnetic hyperthermia, and drug delivery. Therefore, it is an ambitious task to research the corrosion resistance of these magnetic nanostructures in simulated body fluid. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ; Government Council on Grants, Russian Federation ; Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research, BRFFR: Ф18Д-007 ; 20163522 ; Funding: The work was performed with support of State Scientific and Technical Program "Nanotech" (ГБЦ No 20163522), Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (Grant No. Ф18Д-007), Act 211 of Government of Russian Federation (contract No. 02.A03.21.0011). Additionally, the work was partially supported by the Grant of World Federation of Scientists (Geneva, Switzerland).

The densely packed arrays of Ni nanowires of 70 nm diameter and 6-12 μm length were obtained via electrodeposition into porous alumina membranes (PAAMs) of 55-75 μm thickness. The morphology, microstructure and magnetic properties between the room and liquid-helium temperature of Ni nanowires in PAAMs have been investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry. The crystal structure of the Ni nanowires is fcc with (220) preferred orientation. The magnetic characteristics of the Ni nanowires in PAAMs were compared with the same characteristics of bulk Ni and with other researchers' data. The effect of the porous alumina membrane and the Ni nanowires synthesis conditions on the magnetic characteristics of Ni nanowire arrays has been studied. The coercivity reached more than 750 kOe and the squareness ratio up to 0.65 under the proposed optimal synthesis conditions for Ni nanowires. Magnetic parameters of the densely packed arrays of Ni nanowires allow using them in magnetic recording media, hard disk drives, storage systems and sensors. In addition, such structures are of considerable interest for basic research on nanomagnetism which is significantly different from the magnetic properties of bulk and thin films materials. © The Royal Society of Chemistry. ; The work was performed with support of State Scientic and Technical Program "Nanotech" (task GBx no 20163522 and no. 2.34), Branch Scientic and Technical Program "Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials" (task no. 1), Act 211 of Government of Russian Federation (contract No. 02.A03.21.0011). Dmitry Lyakhov and Dominik Michels are partially supported by KAUST (baseline funding).

The paper considers the problem of the impact of low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) generated by electric vehicles (EV) and household appliances on humans in modern society. The data on the effect of EMF on human health and regulatory documents establishing requirements for electromagnetic safety are presented. The method of electromagnetic shielding and materials for the implementation of this method are considered as a promising method for solving the problem. The levels of electromagnetic radiation from a number of EV and household electrical appliances have been experimentally measured. The efficiency of electromagnetic shielding of materials based on single-layer coatings of Ni80Fe20 alloys, multilayer film structures Ni80Fe20/Cu and amorphous metal alloys AMAG172 has been estimated using a computational method. It is shown that electromagnetic screens based on these materials significantly reduce the levels of exposure to EMF of EV and household electrical appliances on humans, which allows us to approach the hygienic standards recommended by doctors and meet the requirements of regulatory documents on remote control.

An experimental prototype of electric motor on permanent (FeNdB) magnets with switchable magnetic flux with two sectioned stators and a rotor using SMC material based on encapsulated metal powders has been developed. The method of manufacture of magnetic cores by powder metallurgy method on the basis of magnetically soft encapsulated titanium dioxide composites has been developed, including computer modeling of magnetic cores components, creation of tooling for their manufacture by pressing and selection of technological modes of pressing. Press set for manufacturing stator components by pressing in the form of a mold was made of hardened 5XHB steel. With its use magnetic components for twostator combined electric motor are pressed. The main electromagnetic characteristics of the components were measured with an express magnetometer. Complex studies showed that the magnetic components have sufficient strength and the necessary electromagnetic characteristics to create a two-stator combined electric motor of this type. An experimental sample of electric motor with maximum power of 15 kW was created on the basis of manufactured magnetic components. Advantages of composite material over electrical steel and other soft magnetic alloys allow providing their wider application in electric machines in order to increase specific power at high speed of rotation with less losses.

The effect of microstructure on the efficiency of shielding or shunting of the magnetic flux by permalloy shields was investigated in the present work. For this purpose, the FeNi shielding coatings with different grain structures were obtained using stationary and pulsed electrodeposi-tion. The coatings' composition, crystal structure, surface microstructure, magnetic domain struc-ture, and shielding efficiency were studied. It has been shown that coatings with 0.2–0.6 µm grains have a disordered domain structure. Consequently, a higher value of the shielding efficiency was achieved, but the working range was too limited. The reason for this is probably the hindered movement of the domain boundaries. Samples with nanosized grains have an ordered two-domain magnetic structure with a permissible partial transition to a superparamagnetic state in regions with a grain size of less than 100 nm. The ordered magnetic structure, the small size of the domain, and the coexistence of ferromagnetic and superparamagnetic regions, although they reduce the maxi-mum value of the shielding efficiency, significantly expand the working range in the nanostruc-tured permalloy shielding coatings. As a result, a dependence between the grain and domain structure and the efficiency of magnetostatic shielding was found. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ; This research was funded by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant number 861145. And The APC was funded by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 861145.

Nanostructured NiFe film was obtained on silicon with a thin gold sublayer via pulsed electrodeposition and annealed at a temperature from 100 to 400◦C in order to study the effect of heat treatment on the surface microstructure and mechanical properties. High-resolution atomic force microscopy made it possible to trace stepwise evolving microstructure under the influence of heat treatment. It was found that NiFe film grains undergo coalescence twice—at ~100 and ~300°C—in the process of a gradual increase in grain size. The mechanical properties of the Au/NiFe nanostructured system have been investigated by nanoindentation at two various indentation depths, 10 and 50 nm. The results showed the opposite effect of heat treatment on the mechanical properties in the near-surface layer and in the material volume. Surface homogenization in combination with oxidation activation leads to abnormal strengthening and hardening-up of the near-surface layer. At the same time, a nonlinear decrease in hardness and Young's modulus with increasing temperature of heat treatment characterizes the internal volume of nanostructured NiFe. An explanation of this phenomenon was found in the complex effect of changing the ratio of grain volume/grain boundaries and increasing the concentration of thermally activated diffuse gold atoms from the sublayer to the NiFe film. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ; Funding: The work was supported by Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation, contract № 02.A03.21.0011.