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ArticleNature communications2026

Bubble-triggered built-in liquid metal-based galvanic cell for gas pipeline microleak detection.

Guomin Ye, Xueke Wang, Xinyang Zhang, Yi Chen, Yingfei Hu, Qiang Wu, Yilan Yang, Hongyao Luo, Nailiang Yang, Peng Yang and 1 more

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Guomin Ye *National Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Xueke Wang *National Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Xinyang ZhangNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Yi ChenNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Yingfei HuNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Qiang WuNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Yilan YangNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Hongyao LuoNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China.
Nailiang YangState Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China. nlyang@ipe.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-8379
Peng YangNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China. pyang@ynu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-5454
Yanfen WanNational Center for International Joint Research of Photoelectric Energy Materials and Application, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China. yfwan@ynu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12264053National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52271241National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92163209Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) JQ22004
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Abstract

Due to the significant economic losses and safety issues caused by gas pipeline leaks, timely detection of minor leaks in pipelines is crucial important. Herein, we present an intelligent liquid metal bubble generator (LMBG) chamber capable of converting mechanical leakage signals into real-time electrical feedback through the electrochemical conversion mechanism at the liquid metal interface. The proposed system exploits the intrinsic electric potential difference of a liquid metal (LM) and its oxide. The rupture of LM bubbles at leakage site activates a built-in galvanic cell between the metallic core and the oxide shell, achieving direct mechanoelectrical energy conversion. Notably, the system demonstrates sensitivity with linear voltage-volume (173.46 V·cm

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