The Liquid Metal Age: A Transition From Hg to Ga

S Handschuh‐Wang, T Wang, T Gancarz… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review offers an illuminating journey through the historical evolution and modern‐day
applications of liquid metals, presenting a comprehensive view of their significance in …

Functional liquid metal nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

C Chiew, MJ Morris, MH Malakooti - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Room temperature liquid metals are an emerging class of functional materials with
applications in a variety of soft intelligent systems. In recent years, efforts have been made to …

Critical review on the physical properties of gallium-based liquid metals and selected pathways for their alteration

S Handschuh-Wang, FJ Stadler… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metals have gained plenty of attention in the scientific community due
to their extraordinary properties. The most intriguing properties of liquid metals are high …

Self-healing liquid metal composite for reconfigurable and recyclable soft electronics

R Tutika, ABMT Haque, MD Bartlett - Communications Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Soft electronics and robotics are in increasing demand for diverse applications. However,
soft devices typically lack rigid enclosures which can increase their susceptibility to damage …

2D Titanium carbide printed flexible ultrawideband monopole antenna for wireless communications

W Zhao, H Ni, C Ding, L Liu, Q Fu, F Lin, F Tian… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Flexible titanium carbide (Ti3C2) antenna offers a breakthrough in the penetration of
information communications for the spread of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Current …

Beyond Hume-Rothery Rules

A Martin, M Thuo - Accounts of Materials Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
The mixing and its inverse, separation/demixing, that occur when forming a solid solution
are mostly understood through the heuristic, semi-empirical Hume-Rothery rules. In his Ph …

[HTML][HTML] An atomically smooth container: Can the native oxide promote supercooling of liquid gallium?

ID Joshipura, CK Nguyen, C Quinn, J Yang… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Metals tend to supercool—that is, they freeze at temperatures below their melting points. In
general, supercooling is less favorable when liquids are in contact with nucleation sites such …

Modulating the reactivity of liquid Ga nanoparticle inks by modifying their surface chemistry

L Castilla-Amoros, TCC Chien… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Micro-and nanosized particles of liquid metals, particularly Ga-based alloys, are attracting
increasing attention for applications in several fields. The surface functionalization of Ga …

Multi-stimulus perception and visualization by an intelligent liquid metal-elastomer architecture

H Wang, B Yuan, X Zhu, X Shan, S Chen, W Ding… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Multi-stimulus responsive soft materials with integrated functionalities are elementary blocks
for building soft intelligent systems, but their rational design remains challenging. Here, we …

Predicting emergence of nanoscale order in surface oxides through preferential interactivity parameter

A Martin, M Thuo - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Diffusion and surface oxidation are critical processes in metal alloy designs and use.
Surface oxides provide opportunities to improve material properties or performance beyond …