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Encapsulated nanostructures formed by surface diffusion assisted phase separation during thin film growth are promising candidates for the multifunctional devices, high density magnetic storage media, multifunctional coatings, as large scale templates for nanowire fabrication. In this talk our activities concerning the investigation of the growth mechanisms, structure of the metallic ‘inclusion’ and carbon ‘tissue’ phase as well as their interface structure of carbon: transition metal (TM=V,Co,Ni,Cu) thin films will be summarized. It will be demonstrated that a combined use of laboratory and element selective synchrotron radiation based analytical tools allows identification of the morphology, nearest neighbour coordination as well as the electronic structure of the metallic nanoparticles and the carbon matrix individually and tracking of their changes as a function of the growth temperature, metal type and metal content.