Long-Term Corrosion of Eutectic Gallium, Indium, and Tin (EGaInSn) Interfacing with Diamond
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of the Diamond Coatings
2.3. Aging/Corrosion Experiment of the Diamond/Liquid Metal Systems
2.4. Characterization
3. Results
3.1. Surface Morphology and Structure of Diamond Coatings after Contact with Liquid Metal
3.2. Corrosion Resistance and Penetration of the Diamond Coatings by the Liquid Metal
3.3. The Origin of the Solidification of the Liquid Metal?
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID | Substrate | Diamond Coating |
---|---|---|
#1 | Titanium | Smooth nanocrystalline diamond |
#2 | Si | Smooth graphite |
#3 | Titanium | Structured nanocrystalline diamond |
#4 | Titanium | Uncoated |
#5 | Titanium | Uncoated |
#6 | Si | Smooth BDD |
#7 | Titanium | Structured nanocrystalline diamond |
#8 | Si | Structured sub-microcrystalline BDD |
#9 | Titanium | Structured nanocrystalline diamond |
#10 | Si | BDD |
#11 | Titanium | BDD |
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Handschuh-Wang, S.; Wang, T.; Zhang, Z.; Liu, F.; Han, P.; Liu, X. Long-Term Corrosion of Eutectic Gallium, Indium, and Tin (EGaInSn) Interfacing with Diamond. Materials 2024, 17, 2683. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112683
Handschuh-Wang S, Wang T, Zhang Z, Liu F, Han P, Liu X. Long-Term Corrosion of Eutectic Gallium, Indium, and Tin (EGaInSn) Interfacing with Diamond. Materials. 2024; 17(11):2683. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112683
Chicago/Turabian StyleHandschuh-Wang, Stephan, Tao Wang, Zongyan Zhang, Fucheng Liu, Peigang Han, and Xiaorui Liu. 2024. "Long-Term Corrosion of Eutectic Gallium, Indium, and Tin (EGaInSn) Interfacing with Diamond" Materials 17, no. 11: 2683. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112683