"Multi-Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized with Liquid Metal"

Researchers in China have developed a new technique to create multi-element nanoparticles using liquid gallium as a matrix to combine many other metals that were previously immiscible. The nanoparticles contain an even distribution of 17 different elements, including gallium, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, scandium, vanadium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, hafnium, molybdenum, and niobium. These materials could have interesting and tuneable electronic, chemical, and physical properties, making them useful in a wide range of applications.