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Liquid Metal as Energy Conversion Sensitizers: Materials and Applications.

Dawei Wang¹, Yi Hou^2,3, Jianbo Tang⁴

¹Key laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China.

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Summary

Liquid metals (LMs) act as versatile energy conversion sensitizers, enhancing energy transport and conversion processes. This review highlights LM properties and applications for improved energy technologies.

Keywords:

energy conversion liquid metal sensitizers

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Energy Conversion
Physical Chemistry

Background:

Energy conversion is crucial and can be enhanced by sensitizers.
Liquid metals (LMs) are emerging versatile materials with unique responsive properties.
LMs offer potential as advanced energy conversion sensitizers.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the properties of gallium-based liquid metals as energy conversion sensitizers.
To highlight platforms and applications of LM-based energy conversion.
To prospect future opportunities and challenges for LMs in energy conversion.

Main Methods:

Summarization of unique light, heat, magnetic, and microwave converting capacities of gallium-based LMs.
Highlighting platforms and applications of LM-based energy conversion sensitizers.
Reviewing potential future applications and challenges.

Main Results:

Liquid metals exhibit responsiveness to chemical, thermal, photo, magnetic, and microwave stimuli.
LMs demonstrate significant potential as sensitizers for enhancing energy conversion and transport.
Gallium-based LMs possess unique light, heat, magnetic, and microwave converting capacities.

Conclusions:

Liquid metals are promising materials for enhancing energy conversion and transport.
Further research into LM-mediated energy conversion can deepen understanding of their physical chemistry.
LMs offer diverse opportunities for future energy technologies.