Oxide-mediated mechanisms of gallium foam generation and stabilization during shear mixing in air

Wilson Kong, Najam Ul Hassan Shah, Taylor V. Neumann, Man Hou Vong, Praveen Kotagama, Michael D. Dickey, Robert Y. Wang, Konrad Rykaczewski

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Abstract

Foaming of gallium-based liquid metals improves their processability and - seemingly in contrast to processing of other metal foams - can be achieved through shear-mixing in air without addition of solid microparticles. Resolving this discrepancy, systematic processing-structure-property characterization demonstrates that many crumpled oxide particles are generated prior to air bubble accumulation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5801-5805
Number of pages5
JournalSoft Matter
Volume16
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 7 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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