Patent ID: 11938535
Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A textured particle comprising:
an inner core; and
a spherical solid outer shell comprising an outer surface, wherein the inner core is inside the outer shell, the outer surface comprising
a first tier texture comprising a first metal that is Ga, wherein the first metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the first tier texture,
a second tier texture comprising a second metal that is In, wherein the second metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the second tier texture, and
a third tier texture comprising a third metal that is Sn, wherein the third metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the third tier texture;

wherein the first metal, second metal, and third metals are different metals, and
wherein the first tier texture, second tier texture, third tier texture, or a combination thereof, comprise nanowires, irregular shapes, a fractal pattern, or a combination thereof.