Investigation of the microstructure, magnetic and microwave properties of electrodeposited NixFe1−x(x = 0.2-0.76) films

► We have investigated the effect of chemical composition variation on the magnetic properties of electrodeposited NixFe1−x films. ► We found that Ni concentration has a strong influence on film stress and film surface roughness which induces variations in static and dynamic anisotropy field. ► We found the existence of ferromagnetic resonance and rotatable magnetic anisotropy in NixFe1−x (x = 0.51-0.76) films. ► There is magnetic spin-reorientation behavior which may be attributed to the contribution of the magnetic anisotropy originating from the film composition gradient and the anisotropy induced by deposition field. ► The rotatable anisotropy field was highly correlated to the film surface roughness.