Abstract Scope |
Liquid metal (LM) is an emerging class of material that holds great potential in soft electronics, energy storage, and biomedicine due to its unique combination of conductivity, self-healing, and fluidity at room temperature. But the fluid nature also presents significant challenges in their processing, patterning, and integration with other materials. One effective way to address this issue is to disperse LM into nanoparticles. However, LM NPs are not stable in aqueous suspension and prone to aggregation and oxidation. Therefore, there is a strong need to create hybrid LM nanostructures with enhanced stability, processability, and new functionalities. In this talk, I will present our recent progress in core-shell hybrid nanocolloids with LM core and functional polymer shells. The polymer shell can also be carbonized to create LM nanoparticles with conductive carbon shell. Furthermore, the hybrid nanocolloids can be assembled, patterned, and used for electronic and energy devices with enhanced performance. |