Iron oxide nanotubes of 50−150 nm outer diameter and 2−20 nm wall thickness are prepared in ordered arrays. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of Fe2O3 from the precursor iron(III) tert-butoxide at 130−180 °C yields very smooth coverage of the pore walls of anodic alumina templates, with thickness growth of 0.26(±0.04) Å per cycle. The reduced Fe3O4 tubes are hard ferromagnets, and variations of the wall thickness d
w have marked consequences on the magnetic response of the tube arrays. For 50 nm outer diameter, tubes of d
w = 13 nm yield the largest coercive field (H
c > 750 Oe), whereas lower coercivities are observed on both the thinner and thicker sides of this optimum.