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Surface properties of Ga–Cu based liquid-metal alloys: impact of Cu dilution, topography, and alloy liquefaction

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: bond elongation, which is corroborated by ML-FF simulations; the increased Cu surface content at low temperatures is attributed to the presence of crystallized Cu-rich intermetallic compounds, as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy images. In an attempt to generalize the findings for filled d-band transition metals (TMs) in liquid Ga, first results on Ga-Ag and Ga-Au model systems are presented. The observed insights may be another step of paving the way for an insight-driven development of low-temperature melting liquid metals for heterogeneous catalysis.

Source: RSC Applied Interfaces

DOI: 10.1039/d5lf00335k

Authors: Tzung-En Hsieh, Michael S. Moritz, Andreas Mölkner, Christoph Wichmann, Johannes Frisch, Julien Steffen, Caiden J. Parker, Vaishnavi Krishnamurthi, Torben Daeneke, Hans-Peter Steinrück, Andreas Görling, Christian Papp, Marcus Bär

Institutions: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Freie Universität Berlin, RMIT University, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg

Language: English

Topic: Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, RMIT University, European Research Council, Australian Research Council

Awards: Liquid metal solvents and colloids – a new frontier in chemistry, G323697778, G3566457662, HochleistungscomputeCluster, G4278686946, G6690480278, Liquid Metal Interfaces – A Novel Platform for Catalysis

OpenAlex ID: W7118873181

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