Liquid Metal Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Liquid metals and alloys are playing an increasingly central role in advancing various applications, such as in metal extraction, material synthesis, energy storage devices, microfluidics, flexible electronics, and drug delivery. Most metals are produced in a liquid state and liquid metals have been a part of human society for a long time. However, most commonly used metals are solid, meaning not much attention has been paid to this field, with research on liquid metals being significantly neglected. Recently, research on liquid metals has emerged as a largely untouched field that needs to be explored and which could spur on further interdisciplinary research. As such, this Special Issue will focus on the recent research advances in liquid metal engineering, encompassing the fundamentals underlying the study of liquid metal, extraction and preparation of liquid metals, characterization methods, modeling and theoretical calculations, and liquid metal applications. Overall, this Special Issue aims to collect state-of-the-art research papers on liquid metals, thereby attracting more attention from various fields, expanding the real-world applications of liquid metals, and fostering future collaborations.

Prof. Dr. Huayi Yin
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• liquid metals
• soft template
• energy storage
• flexible devices
• materials synthesis