Soft and Stretchable Thermoelectric Generators Enabled by Liquid Metal Elastomer Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 17921-17928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason Zadan ◽  
Mohammad H. Malakooti ◽  
Carmel Majidi
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Thermoelectric Generators ◽  
Elastomer Composites

Flexible thermoelectric generators with inkjet-printed bismuth telluride nanowires and liquid metal contacts

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5222-5230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bolin Chen ◽  
Matthew Kruse ◽  
Biao Xu ◽  
Ravi Tutika ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Bismuth Telluride ◽  
Thermoelectric Generator ◽  
Thermoelectric Generators ◽  
Metal Contacts ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric

A nanowire based flexible thermoelectric generator with liquid metal contacts is fabricated by inkjet and spray printing.

4D-Printable Liquid Metal–Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric P. Ambulo ◽  
Michael J. Ford ◽  
Kyle Searles ◽  
Carmel Majidi ◽  
Taylor H. Ware
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
Elastomer Composites

Recyclable, Weldable, Mechanically Durable, Programmable Liquid Metal-Elastomer Composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guokang Chen ◽  
Xiaobo Deng ◽  
Lifei Zhu ◽  
Stephan Handschuh-Wang ◽  
Tiansheng Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Soft Robotics ◽  
Elastomer Composites

Liquid metal (LM)-based elastomers have received growing interest for wide ranges of applications spanning from soft robotics to flexible electronics. However, the fabrication of multifunctional LM-based elastomer, in particular, featuring...

Anisotropic liquid metal–elastomer composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (33) ◽  
pp. 10166-10172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifei Zhu ◽  
Yuzhen Chen ◽  
Wenhui Shang ◽  
Stephan Handschuh-Wang ◽  
Xiaohu Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Heat Transport ◽  
Mechanical Anisotropy ◽  
Anisotropic Liquid ◽  
Sedimentation Method ◽  
Electric Heat ◽  
Elastomer Composites

A reliable and straightforward sedimentation method was developed for the fabrication of liquid metal–elastomer composites with electric, heat transport, and mechanical anisotropy.

Network topologies dictate electromechanical coupling in liquid metal–elastomer composites

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (38) ◽  
pp. 8818-8825
Author(s):  
Navid Zolfaghari ◽  
Pratik Khandagale ◽  
Michael J. Ford ◽  
Kaushik Dayal ◽  
Carmel Majidi
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Computational Modeling ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling ◽  
Large Strains ◽  
Network Topologies ◽  
Elastomer Composites ◽  
Metal Droplets

Conductive traces of elastomer embedded with liquid metal droplets exhibit little change in electrical resistance when stretched to large strains. Computational modeling is performed to better understand this remarkable piezoresistive property.

Linear growth of instabilities on a liquid metal under normal electric field

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 1201-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N�ron de Surgy ◽  
J.-P. Chabrerie ◽  
O. Denoux ◽  
J.-E. Wesfreid
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Normal Electric Field
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