Abstract:Electric contacts generally have high contact resistances because of the relatively small number of conducting contact spots and correspondingly small area through which to transfer current. Liquid metals have been used in the past to provide complete coverage in the contact region but generally require protective atmospheres to prevent corrosion of the liquid metal. Adding an atmospherically stable, non-consumable, conductive liquid additive to the electric contact could hypothetically increase the conductivi… Show more
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