AgCo and AgCoCu inhomogeneous alloy nanowires have been prepared by the tec
hnique of electrodeposition in the pores of aluminium oxide membranes with
quoted pore diameter 20 nm and length 60 mu m. Both kinds of nanowire exhib
it a negative magnetoresistance at room temperature, and annealing experime
nts on the AgCuCo nanowires showed that this could be increased. (C) 1999 E
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