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Ordered hexagonal arrays of Co nanowires were prepared using anodic aluminum oxide templates, varying the nanowire length in a controlled way. The measured coercivity values were shown to decrease with the increase in the nanowire aspect ratio, in contrast to the behavior expected from the shape anisotropy. The measurements were interpreted considering the change in the preferred crystalline structure, from fcc cubic to hcp hexagonal in small and high aspect ratio nanowires, respectively. The experimental evolution of coercivity with nanowires length is interpreted considering micromagnetic simulations taking into account the change in their crystalline structure.
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