Supervisor:
Southwest Ordnance Industry Bureau
Organizer:
Chongqing Ordnance Industry Society
Chongqing University of Technology
Chongqing University of Technology
Research and progress of liquid metals driven by multiple physical fields
| DOI: | 10.11809/bqzbgcxb2025.03.038 |
| Keywords: | physical fields; liquid metal; new materials; non contact drive; robot |
| Abstract: | Liquid metal, as a new type of intelligent material, has shown great application potential in many fields in recent years due to its unique physical properties and deformability. Its high electrical conductivity, high thermal conductivity and fluidity make it ideal for flexible manufacturing, medical devices, chip heat dissipation and battery materials. With its high degree of freedom and flexibility, liquid metal robots show unique advantages in complex environments. Driven by electric fields, magnetic fields and other physical fields, liquid metal robots show the ability to accurately control and complex movements. By adjusting the shape of the liquid metal through an electric field, it is possible to achieve the purpose of passing narrow obstacles, providing new possibilities for microminiature operations and intelligent operating platforms. The application of magnetostriction principle has made important progress in the non contact driving of liquid metal robots. Other physical fields can be used to achieve high speed driving and controllable driving of liquid metal robots, and a variety of driving methods can be combined to achieve fast controllable movement of liquid metal robots, slope crawling, and even anti gravity climbing. This paper aims at a comprehensive review of the basic properties and application of liquid metals, from the physical properties, chemical reactions, application effects and other aspects of in depth discussion, finally, the research direction and future development direction of liquid metals. |
| Issue: | Vol. 46 No. 3 (2025) |
| Published: | 2025-03-31 |