Low-temperature, high cycling stability, and high Coulombic efficiency liquid metal batteries enabled by lithium halide-potassium halide molten salt electrolytes

X Zhou, S Yan, X He, H Zhou, J Ning, H Li… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) employ liquid metal as electrodes and inorganic molten salt as
electrolytes, which circumvent the capacity degradation mechanism inherent in conventional …

Gallium‐Based Liquid Metals: Optical Properties, Applications, and Challenges

X Wu, H Fang, X Ma, S Yan - Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Originating from the intrinsic metallic and liquid natures, gallium‐based liquid metals (Ga‐
based LMs) have been greatly developed in the research of soft electronics, chemical …

Bioinspired Liquid Metal based Soft Humanoid Robots

N Li, X Yuan, Y Li, G Zhang, Q Yang, Y Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The pursuit of constructing humanoid robots to replicate the anatomical structures and
capabilities of human beings has been a long‐standing significant undertaking and …

Suitability of NaK alloy for the sodium or potassium metal batteries: Competition between cathode size effect and ion reaction priority effect

T Ding, Y Chen, W Yuan, L Li, P Mou, Y Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium-potassium (NaK) alloys in a specific ratio can maintain their liquid state at room
temperature, rendering them dendrite-free anodes for alkali metal batteries. Nevertheless, a …

[HTML][HTML] A continuous multiphase model for liquid metal batteries

OE Godinez-Brizuela, C Duczek, N Weber… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are a promising candidate for large-scale stationary storage of
renewably generated energy. Their Earth-abundant electrode materials and highly …

Liquid Metal–CO2 Battery Bridged Intermittent Energy Conversion and O2 Production in the Martian Atmosphere

H Shi, Z Fang, M Cai, M Liu, P Wang, K Du… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Oxygen and fuels are requisites for outer space exploration. Herein, we use a liquid Na–Sn
cathode and a Ni-based inert anode to convert CO2 into Na–Sn and oxygen in molten …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion of austenitic and ferritic steels, Kovar, and molybdenum in liquid Sb-Bi alloys with different compositions

R Fetzer, A Heinzel, T Zhang, A Weisenburger… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sb-Bi alloys may be applied as positive electrode in liquid metal batteries. In this work, the
material compatibility of two steels (SS 316 L and T91), Kovar 4J29, and molybdenum with …

Interface behavior in negative current collectors for sodium‖ zinc liquid metal batteries: Implications for enhanced energy storage performance

F Zhang, J Xu, D Wang, Z Liu, Z Wang, L Kong… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
All-liquid structure and elevated operational temperatures of liquid metal batteries (LMBs)
cause severe corrosion of the current collector, impacting cycling performance. This …

[HTML][HTML] Calculation of the Magnetic Field of a Current-Carrying System

D Vinogradov, I Teplyakov, Y Ivochkin - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
With regard to the study of the characteristics of electrovortex flows occurring indirect current
electric arcs and electroslag smelting furnaces, a method has been developed for …

Photoacoustic property of Gallium-based liquid metals measured with intensity modulated high repetition supercontinuum laser

X Wu, T Farooq, L Li, S Yan… - … Conference on Information …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Gallium-based liquid metals (LMs), including elemental gallium and associated alloy metals,
are notable for their liquid state at room temperature. These LMs have gained attention due …