Shaping a soft future: patterning liquid metals

J Ma, F Krisnadi, MH Vong, M Kong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the unique techniques for patterning liquid metals containing gallium
(eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). These techniques are enabled by two unique attributes …

Ga-based alloys in microelectronic interconnects: A review

S Liu, K Sweatman, S McDonald, K Nogita - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Gallium (Ga) and some of its alloys have a range of properties that make them an attractive
option for microelectronic interconnects, including low melting point, non-toxicity, and the …

Wafer-scale two-dimensional semiconductors from printed oxide skin of liquid metals

BJ Carey, JZ Ou, RM Clark, KJ Berean… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
A variety of deposition methods for two-dimensional crystals have been demonstrated;
however, their wafer-scale deposition remains a challenge. Here we introduce a technique …

Icephobic coating through a self-formed superhydrophobic surface using a polymer and microsized particles

CH Moon, S Yasmeen, K Park, H Gaiji… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Icephobic coatings have been extensively studied for decades to overcome the potential
damage associated with ice formation in various devices that are operated under harsh …

Vibration‐Enabled Mobility of Liquid Metal

S Handschuh‐Wang, T Gan, T Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Directed liquid metal (gallium‐based) manipulation and actuation are paramount for copious
applications, including soft robotics, soft electronics, and targeted drug delivery. Although …

Review of superoleophobic surfaces: Evaluation, fabrication methods, and industrial applications

S Ghaffari, M Aliofkhazraei, GB Darband, A Zakeri… - Surfaces and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, superoleophobic surfaces are considered as an innovative solution in many
industries due to their various applications and numerous ways of fabrications, all of which …

Self-cleaning mechanism: why nanotexture and hydrophobicity matter

T Heckenthaler, S Sadhujan, Y Morgenstern… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dust particles can adhere to surfaces, thereby decreasing the efficiency of diverse
processes, such as light absorption by solar panels. It is well known that …

Superhydrophobic natural and artificial surfaces—A structural approach

RE Avrămescu, MV Ghica, C Dinu-Pîrvu, R Prisada… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times humans observed animal and plants features and tried to adapt them
according to their own needs. Biomimetics represents the foundation of many inventions …

New insights into hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces: Experiments and computational models

J Macko, N Podrojkova… - Nanomaterials and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This review deals with different aspects of hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces.
Theoretical and geometric effects as well as those of surface feature geometry on …

Effect of spray powder particle size on the bionic hydrophobic structures and corrosion performance of Fe-based amorphous metallic coatings

YC Li, WW Zhang, Y Wang, XY Zhang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fe-based amorphous metallic coatings (AMCs) with different spraying particle size powders
were prepared on a 316 L stainless steel by the activated combustion high-velocity air fuel …