CoPtP/Pt multilayered nanowires were fabricated by pulse electrodeposition technique into the AAO templates. The electrolyte was based on CoSO4 center dot 7H(2)O, H2PtCl6 and NaHPO2. The morphology and structure of nanowires was studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The CoPtP/Pt multilayer nanowires exhibit hard magnetic properties with a coercivity of 1.16 kOe, when the applied field is parallel to axis of nanowires. The increase in coercivity is primarily associated with presence of phosphorous, which controls the grain size of nanowires. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.