Liquid Metals: Properties, Mechanisms, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9783527828180 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 432 str.

Mengqi Zeng

Spis treści

PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF LIQUID METAL1 INTRODUCTION1.1 The discovery and development history of liquid metal1.2 Liquid metal family1.3 Overview of liquid metal2 STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID METAL2.1 Structure of liquid metal2.2 Low melting point of liquid metal2.3 Rheological properties of liquid metal2.4 Electrical conductivity of liquid metal2.5 Thermal property of liquid metal2.6 Surface properties of liquid metal2.7 Liquid metal in other dimensions2.8 Conclusion3 PREPARATION OF LIQUID METAL3.1 Introduction3.2 Preparation of liquid metal droplets3.3 Preparation of liquid metal nanowires3.4 Preparation of liquid metal nanosheets3.5 Conclusion and prospect4 EXTERNAL FIELD TUNING OF LIQUID METAL4.1 Introduction4.2 Electrical field tuning4.3 Magnetic field tuning4.4 Chemical tuning4.5 Force field tuning4.6 Others4.7 Conclusion and prospectPART II EMERGENT APPLICATIONS OF LIQUID METAL5 LIQUID METAL AS A NEW REACTION MEDIUM5.1 Introduction5.2 Nanomaterial synthesis5.3 Alloy preparation5.4 Conclusion and prospect6 CONSTRUCTING TECHNIQUES OF LIQUID METAL-BASED ARCHITECTURES6.1 Introduction6.2 Injecting6.3 Imprinting6.4 Mask-assisted depositing6.5 Direct writing6.6 Laser ablating6.7 External field guiding6.8 Others6.9 Conclusion and prospect7 LIQUID METAL TOWARD FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS7.1 Introduction7.2 Traditional materials for flexible electronics7.3 Advantages of liquid metals7.4 Construction strategies for liquid-metal-based flexible electronics7.5 Typical flexible electronics based on liquid metals7.6 Summary and outlook8 LIQUID METAL FOR BIOMEDICINE8.1 Introduction8.2 Therapeutics8.3 Biomedical imaging8.4 Biomimetics8.5 Biodevices8.6 Conclusion and prospect9 LIQUID METAL FOR ENERGY9.1 Introduction9.2 Liquid metal as electrodes9.3 Liquid metal as coolants9.4 Liquid metal as catalysis9.5 Conclusion and prospect

O autorze

Lei Fu is a professor in College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University. Prof. Lei Fu has achieved a series of comprehensive and unique research works in the controlled growth of 2D materials and proposed the novel liquid-metal chemical vapor deposition strategy. Lei Fu has authored/co-authored more than 150 SCI papers in peer reviewed journals. He was honored with the Yangtze River Young Scholar and awarded the Outstanding Youth Science Foundation in China. Currently, he is a member of the Youth Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society and a member of the Nano Chemistry Professional Committee.Mengqi Zeng received her B.S. degree from Wuhan University in 2013. She then received her Ph.D. degree from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences at Wuhan University. In 2018, she joined Wuhan University as an associate professor. Her current research is focused on the controllable synthesis and self-assembly of 2D materials on liquid metals.