Abstract
Magnetic liquid metal droplets(MLMDs)have been proven to be very important in many fields such as flexible electronics and soft robotics.Usually,soft magnetic particles such as nickel(Ni)and iron(Fe)are mixed or suspended into the liquid metal to obtain soft MLMDs(S-LMDs),which can be easily manipu-lated under the magnetic field due to the favorable deformability and flexibility.In addition,hard mag-netic particles such as neodymium iron boron(NdFeB)with a high residual magnetization can also be dispersed into the liquid metal and the hard MLMDs(H-LMDs)become more compact due to the inter-action between internal particles induced by remanence.This work reports a kind of H-LMDs with high surface tension,high flexibility and mechanical robustness,whose electrical conductivity and strength are better than the S-LMDs.Under the magnetic field,the H-LMDs have a faster response time(0.58 s)and a larger actuating velocity(4.45 cm/s)than the S-LMDs.Moreover,the H-LMDs show excellent magnetic controllability,good elasticity and favorable mobility,as demonstrated by magnetically actuated locomo-tion,bounce tests and rolling angle measurements.Finally,the droplets can be further applied in wheel-driven motors and micro-valve switches,which demonstrates their high application potential in robotic manipulation and microfluidic devices.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(11822209)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(12072338)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(11772320)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK2480000007)
Joint Fund of USTC-National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory(KY2090000055)
Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB22040502)
instru-mentation support from engineering practice center of USTC()
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NSTL
维普
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