An up-to-date exploration of the properties and most recent applications of liquid metals
 
In Liquid Metal: Properties, Mechanisms, and Applications, a pair of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of liquid metals with a strong focus on their structure and physicochemical properties, preparation methods, and tuning strategies. The book also illustrates the applications of liquid metals in fields as varied as mediated synthesis, 3D printing, flexible electronics, biomedicine, energy storage, and energy conversion.
 
The authors include coverage of reactive mediums for synthesizing and assembling nanomaterials and direct-writing electronics, and the book offers access to supplementary video materials to highlight the concepts discussed within. Recent advancements in the field of liquid metals are also discussed, as are new opportunities for research and development in this rapidly developing area.
 
The book also includes:
 
* A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of liquid metal, including a history of its discovery, its structure and physical properties, and its preparation
* Comprehensive explorations of the external field tuning of liquid metal, including electrical, magnetic, and chemical tuning
* Practical discussions of liquid metal as a new reaction medium, including nanomaterial synthesis and alloy preparation
* In-depth examinations of constructing techniques of liquid metal-based architectures, including injection, imprinting, and mask-assisted depositing
 
Perfect for materials scientists, electrochemists, and catalytic chemists, Liquid Metal: Properties, Mechanisms, and Applications also belongs in the libraries of inorganic chemists, electronics engineers, and biochemists.

PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF LIQUID METAL
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The discovery and development history of liquid metal
1.2 Liquid metal family
1.3 Overview of liquid metal
 
2 STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID METAL
2.1 Structure of liquid metal
2.2 Low melting point of liquid metal
2.3 Rheological properties of liquid metal
2.4 Electrical conductivity of liquid metal
2.5 Thermal property of liquid metal
2.6 Surface properties of liquid metal
2.7 Liquid metal in other dimensions
2.8 Conclusion
 
3 PREPARATION OF LIQUID METAL
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Preparation of liquid metal droplets
3.3 Preparation of liquid metal nanowires
3.4 Preparation of liquid metal nanosheets
3.5 Conclusion and prospect
 
4 EXTERNAL FIELD TUNING OF LIQUID METAL
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Electrical field tuning
4.3 Magnetic field tuning
4.4 Chemical tuning
4.5 Force field tuning
4.6 Others
4.7 Conclusion and prospect
 
PART II EMERGENT APPLICATIONS OF LIQUID METAL
 
5 LIQUID METAL AS A NEW REACTION MEDIUM
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Nanomaterial synthesis
5.3 Alloy preparation
5.4 Conclusion and prospect
 
6 CONSTRUCTING TECHNIQUES OF LIQUID METAL-BASED ARCHITECTURES
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Injecting
6.3 Imprinting
6.4 Mask-assisted depositing
6.5 Direct writing
6.6 Laser ablating
6.7 External field guiding
6.8 Others
6.9 Conclusion and prospect
 
7 LIQUID METAL TOWARD FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Traditional materials for flexible electronics
7.3 Advantages of liquid metals
7.4 Construction strategies for liquid-metal-based flexible electronics
7.5 Typical flexible electronics based on liquid metals
7.6 Summary and outlook
 
8 LIQUID METAL FOR BIOMEDICINE
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Therapeutics
8.3 Biomedical imaging
8.4 Biomimetics
8.5 Biodevices
8.6 Conclusion and prospect
 
9 LIQUID METAL FOR ENERGY
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Liquid metal as electrodes
9.3 Liquid metal as coolants
9.4 Liquid metal as catalysis
9.5 Conclusion and prospect