A family of homologous metal heteromaterials with chemically bonded metallic interface.

ABSTRACT: Heteromaterials made of two different components have been widely studied; their interfacial bonding is essential to control their properties. How to prepare a chemically bonded metallic interface remains elusive, despite its importance for structural and functional materials. Here we synthesized a family of homologous metal heteromaterials (HMHs) featuring chemically bonded metallic interfaces, which endow them with strong interfacial binding forces and metallic conductivity. These features stem from delocalized electronic states and a uniformly distributed electric field across the interface of HMHs. We synthesized and high-throughput screened a family of HMHs comprising four categories and 20 materials. As an application example, we show that HMHs operate stably in a water electrolyzer

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12400802 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature