title: Generation of catalytically active materials from a liquid metal precursor.
abstract: A facile route to prepare catalytically active materials from a galinstan liquid metal alloy is introduced. Sonicating liquid galinstan in alkaline solution or treating it in reducing media results in the creation of solid In/Sn rich microspheres that show catalytic activity toward both potassium ferricyanide and 4-nitrophenol reduction.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia. anthony.omullane@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Faegheh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoshyargar
authors.forename: Husnaa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalantar-zadeh
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: O'Mullane