Transparent Ag nanowire arrays embedded in anodic alumina membranes were prepared by a template-based approach combined with ac electrodeposition and subsequent etching of substrate. The optical response of the structure could be attributed to surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Ag nanowires. When the incident light was perpendicular to the surface of the composite film, only the transverse resonant mode was excited, and a dual peak line shape appeared at about 400 nm in the optical absorption spectrum. The longitudinal resonance mode appeared at a longer wavelength when polarized light illuminated the film with an angle of incidence of about 70°, where the angle was defined with respect to the surface normal. The resonant positions and relative intensities of the two resonant modes were affected by the diameter and aspect ratio of nanowires as well as the polarization direction of incident light. In contrast to the prediction of quasistatic theory, the longitudinal resonance peak did not red shift any more while the aspect ratio was large enough.

Composite materials containing both ferroelectric and ferromagnetic phases have been synthesized from nanometer‐sized powders of BaTiO3 (ferroelectric phase) and NiCuZn ferrite (ferromagnetic phase) by a standard ceramic method. The coexistence of magnetic and electric hysteresis in the composite material has been observed at room temperature. Upon the application of magnetic and electric fields, the magnetization and electric polarization of the composite material can easily be tuned based on the changing BaTiO3 content of the materials studied. These composite materials exhibit both excellent dielectric and soft‐magnetic properties with a variation of the frequency. Our results strongly suggest that this composite material may be the best candidate for the development of truly integrated passive filters. Due to the combination of both inductance and capacitance in one material, the adoption of an integrated passive filter could greatly reduce the size of printed circuit boards and could efficiently suppress electromagnetic interference, thereby enabling significant miniaturization of electronic elements and devices.

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