metaltofluid
Metaltofluid is a term used in theoretical and exploratory materials science to describe a fluidic metallic phase in which metallic constituents flow like a liquid while retaining aspects of metallic bonding and electrical conductivity. It encompasses several realizations, including low-melting molten metal systems such as gallium-based eutectics, metal-containing ionic liquids, and suspensions of metallic nanoparticles in a stabilizing medium that percolate to form a conductive liquid.
In these materials, metal atoms are not locked in a crystalline lattice; instead, they exhibit short-range order
Preparation methods vary: heating eutectic metal alloys above their melting points under inert conditions, synthesis of
Potential applications are speculative but include heat transfer fluids for high-temperature systems, components in flexible or