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Liquid Metal Switches for Environmentally Responsive Electronics
Author(s) -
Bilodeau Raymond Adam,
Zemlyanov Dmitry Y.,
Kramer Rebecca K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201600913
Subject(s) - oxide , wetting , materials science , liquid metal , metal , dewetting , nanotechnology , electronics , service (business) , computer science , process engineering , electrical engineering , metallurgy , engineering , composite material , business , marketing
Liquid metal droplet wetting and dewetting transitions are shown using environmental stimuli to remove, reform, and transform droplet surface oxide. A comparison is made between the speed of oxide removal using NaOH and HCl, with NaOH proving to be significantly faster. The findings are applied to demonstrate a liquid metal switch controlled through purely environmental stimuli.