Structural and magnetic properties of Ni nanowires grown in mesoporous silicon templates

► Ni nanowires were electrochemically grown in mesoporous Si templates. ► At the initial stage of deposition magnetic nanocomposite Ni/Porous Silicon is formed. ► Ni nanowires were polycrystalline with preferential orientation along [111] axis. ► The magnetic properties were studied by static ponderomotive method. ► The Curie temperature and the specific magnetization depend on the deposition time.