The ordered ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic [Formula: see text] alloy nanowires were fabricated successfully by alternating current (AC) electrodeposition into nanoporous anodized aluminum oxide (AAO). The NiMn alloy nanowires were deposited in a simple sulfate bath. Effect of bath composition on Mn content of electrodeposited nanowires as well as the thermal annealing effect on magnetic properties were explored. The magnetic properties of NiMn alloy nanowires were enhanced significantly, compared to corresponding bulk materials. Magnetic parameters, such as coercivity and saturation magnetization were decreased with increasing the Mn content. For thermal annealing process, it was found that these parameters were enhanced with increasing the temperature up to 300[Formula: see text]C, on the other hand, they were decreased with increasing the temperature to 500[Formula: see text]C. Moreover, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed that the FCC crystalline structure of Ni turns to an amorphous phase by increasing the Mn content in the nanowires, resulting in a significant reduction in the [Formula: see text].

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High field accelerated mild anodization was used to fabricate self-ordered nanoporous alumina arrays. The phosphoric acid with various concentrations was used in a wide range of anodization voltages. Two different temperatures for both sides of the samples were employed to maintain a mid level of current density during the anodization process. The interpore distances were seen to vary from 300 to 400 nm when the anodization voltages changed from 150 to 190 V. A nonlinear-inverse relation between electrolyte concentrations of phosphoric acid and anodization voltages was found in the optimum self-ordering conditions. Similar to the hard anodization, the ratio of interpore distance to voltage was 2 nm/V in high field accelerated mild anodization technique.