Wang Dawei, Hou Yi, Tang Jianbo, Liu Jing, Rao Wei
Key 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.
Key Laboratory of Cryogenic Science and Technology, Beijing Key Lab of CryoBiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Oct;11(37):e2304777. doi: 10.1002/advs.202304777. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
Energy can exist in nature in a wide range of forms. Energy conversion refers to the process in which energy is converted from one form to another, and this process will be greatly enhanced by energy conversion sensitizers. Recently, an emerging class of new materials, namely liquid metals (LMs), shows excellent prospects as highly versatile materials. Notably, in terms of energy delivery and conversion, LMs functional materials are chemical responsive, heat-responsive, photo-responsive, magnetic-responsive, microwave-responsive, and medical imaging responsive. All these intrinsic virtues enabled promising applications in energy conversion, which means LMs can act as energy sensitizers for enhancing energy conversion and transport. Herein, first the unique properties of the light, heat, magnetic and microwave converting capacity of gallium-based LMs materials are summarized. Then platforms and applications of LM-based energy conversion sensitizers are highlighted. Finally, some of the potential applications and opportunities of LMs are prospected as energy conversion sensitizers in the future, as well as unresolved challenges. Collectively, it is believed that this review provides a clear perspective for LMs mediated energy conversion, and this topic will help deepen knowledge of the physical chemistry properties of LMs functional materials.
能量在自然界中可以以多种形式存在。能量转换是指能量从一种形式转换为另一种形式的过程，而这种过程会通过能量转换敏化剂得到极大增强。最近，一类新兴的新材料，即液态金属（LMs），作为用途极为广泛的材料展现出了优异的前景。值得注意的是，在能量传递和转换方面，液态金属功能材料具有化学响应、热响应、光响应、磁响应、微波响应以及医学成像响应特性。所有这些内在优点使其在能量转换方面具有广阔的应用前景，这意味着液态金属可以作为能量敏化剂来增强能量转换和传输。在此，首先总结了镓基液态金属材料在光、热、磁和微波转换能力方面的独特性质。然后重点介绍了基于液态金属的能量转换敏化剂的平台及应用。最后，展望了液态金属作为能量转换敏化剂在未来的一些潜在应用和机遇，以及尚未解决的挑战。总的来说，相信这篇综述为液态金属介导的能量转换提供了清晰的视角，并且这个主题将有助于加深对液态金属功能材料物理化学性质的认识。
