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Mechanical metamaterials made of freestanding quasi-BCC nanolattices of gold and copper with ultra-high energy absorption capacity

Hongwei Cheng, Xiaoxia Zhu, Xiaowei Cheng, Pengzhan Cai, Jie Liu, Huijun Yao, Ling Zhang, Jinglai Duan · 2023 · Nature Communications

Summary. Researchers created mechanical metamaterials using gold and copper nanolattices with a quasi-body-centered-cubic structure that absorb energy exceptionally well. The high energy absorption comes from combining the metals' natural strength and plasticity with size-reduction effects and the lattice architecture. Because these nanolattices can be scaled up to practical sizes affordably, they show promise for heat transfer, electrical conduction, and catalysis applications.

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Cheng, H., Zhu, X., Cheng, X., Cai, P., Liu, J., Yao, H., Zhang, L., & Duan, J.. (2023). Mechanical metamaterials made of freestanding quasi-BCC nanolattices of gold and copper with ultra-high energy absorption capacity. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36965-4

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10.1038/s41467-023-36965-4
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