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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Chemical Synthesis

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  • Precise engineering of metallic nanoarchitectures is crucial for advanced technologies.
  • Conventional galvanic replacement reactions (GRR) using solid templates have limitations in geometry and reactivity.
  • Liquid metals (LM) offer unique reactive, fluidic, and dynamic properties as alternative templates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the unique features and mechanisms of liquid metal-enabled galvanic replacement reactions (LM-GRR).
  • To highlight LM-GRR as a powerful and facile materials synthesis route.
  • To explore the programmability and versatility of LM-GRR for diverse applications.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction to the fundamentals and mechanisms of LM-GRR.
  • Detailed explanation of composition, structure, template, and interfacial programmability.
  • Systematic survey of representative reaction systems and their chemical versatility.

Main Results:

  • LM-GRR enables deposition of previously inaccessible metals.
  • LM-GRR provides a milder synthetic paradigm compared to conventional GRR.
  • Demonstration of LM-GRR's specificity and chemical versatility across various reaction systems.

Conclusions:

  • LM-GRR is a transformative approach for engineering diverse functional metal materials.
  • The method offers significant advantages in terms of versatility and tunability.
  • LM-GRR holds promise for applications in catalysis, electronics, biomedicine, biosensing, and electromagnetic shielding.