Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Gallium liquid metal: nanotoolbox for antimicrobial applications

VK Truong, A Hayles, R Bright, TQ Luu, MD Dickey… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The proliferation of drug resistance in microbial pathogens poses a significant threat to
human health. Hence, treatment measures are essential to surmount this growing problem …

Insulating electromagnetic-shielding silicone compound enables direct potting electronics

X Zhou, P Min, Y Liu, M Jin, ZZ Yu, HB Zhang - Science, 2024 - science.org
Traditional electromagnetic interference–shielding materials are predominantly electrically
conductive, posing short-circuit risks when applied in highly integrated electronics. To …

Phase transition science and engineering of gallium-based liquid metal

H Wang, S Chen, X Zhu, B Yuan, X Sun, J Zhang… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Phase transition between liquid and solid is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature and has
been used widely in scientific and industrial communities. Most metals have high melting …

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 …

Polydopamine Shell as a Ga3+ Reservoir for Triggering Gallium–Indium Phase Separation in Eutectic Gallium–Indium Nanoalloys

W Xie, FM Allioux, R Namivandi-Zangeneh… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Low melting point eutectic systems, such as the eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn) alloy, offer
great potential in the domain of nanometallurgy; however, many of their interfacial behaviors …

Engineering polymers via understanding the effect of anchoring groups for highly stable liquid metal nanoparticles

X Huang, T Xu, A Shen, TP Davis, R Qiao… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid metal nanoparticles (LMNPs) have recently attracted much attention as soft functional
materials for various biorelated applications. Despite the fact that several reports …

Bioinspired zwitterionic dopamine-functionalized liquid-metal nanodroplets for antifouling application

B He, P Wang, B Wang, Y Du, L Ji, S Liu, Q Ye… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
With their low toxicity and unique antibacterial properties, gallium-based liquid metals (GLM)
exhibit promising applications as marine antifouling agents. Herein, the zwitterionic …

[HTML][HTML] Sonochemistry of molten gallium

VB Kumar, A Gedanken, Z Porat - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
This review article summarizes the comprehensive work that was done in our laboratory in
recent years, as-well-as other reports, on the various aspects of sonochemistry of molten …

Ligand mediation for tunable and oxide suppressed surface gold‐decorated liquid metal nanoparticles

Z Huang, M Guan, Z Bao, F Dong, X Cui, G Liu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gallium‐based liquid metal systems hold vast potential in materials science. However,
maximizing their possibilities is hindered by gallium's native oxide and interfacial …