Ga Based Particles, Alloys and Composites: Fabrication and Applications

Nanomaterials

Chao Teng¹  Shuang Wang¹  Kai Li¹  Zhi Li¹  Yufen Zong²  Yiming Guo²  Hai Cao² 

[1] Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China;State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China;

关键词: liquid metal;    gallium-based materials;    wearable electronics;    energy storage and harvesting devices;    bio-applications;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nano11092246

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Liquid metal (LM) materials, including pure gallium (Ga) LM, eutectic alloys and their composites with organic polymers and inorganic nanoparticles, are cutting-edge functional materials owing to their outstanding electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, extraordinary mechanical compliance, deformability and excellent biocompatibility. The unique properties of LM-based materials at room temperatures can overcome the drawbacks of the conventional electronic devices, particularly high thermal, electrical conductivities and their fluidic property, which would open tremendous opportunities for the fundamental research and practical applications of stretchable and wearable electronic devices. Therefore, research interest has been increasingly devoted to the fabrication methodologies of LM nanoparticles and their functional composites. In this review, we intend to present an overview of the state-of-art protocols for the synthesis of Ga-based materials, to introduce their potential applications in the fields ranging from wearable electronics, energy storage batteries and energy harvesting devices to bio-applications, and to discuss challenges and opportunities in future studies.

【 授权许可】

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