Colloquium: Sliding and pinning in structurally lubric 2D material interfaces
A plethora of two-dimensional (2D) materials have been introduced in physics and
engineering in the past two decades. Their robust, membranelike sheets permit (mostly …
engineering in the past two decades. Their robust, membranelike sheets permit (mostly …
Moiré superlattice effects on interfacial mechanical behavior: A concise review
W Yan, J Liu, W Ouyang, Z Liu - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The moiré superlattice, arising from the interface of mismatched single crystals, intricately
regulates the physical and mechanical properties of materials, giving rise to phenomena …
regulates the physical and mechanical properties of materials, giving rise to phenomena …
Towards Zero Static Friction at the Microscale
T Li, D Peng, Y Wang, G Li, D Yang, K Tian… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Static friction, a ubiquitous physical phenomenon, plays a significant role in natural
processes and industrial applications. Its influence is particularly notable in the field of …
processes and industrial applications. Its influence is particularly notable in the field of …
Emerging chirality and moiré dynamics in twisted layered material heterostructures
Moiré superstructures arising at twisted 2D interfaces have recently attracted the attention of
the scientific community due to exotic quantum states and unique mechanical and …
the scientific community due to exotic quantum states and unique mechanical and …
Anisotropic Interlayer Force Field for Heterogeneous Interfaces of Graphene and h-BN with Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
An anisotropic interlayer potential (ILP), designed to describe the interlayer interaction in
graphene/MX2 and h-BN/MX2 (M= Mo, W; X= S, Se) heterostructures, is presented. The ILP …
graphene/MX2 and h-BN/MX2 (M= Mo, W; X= S, Se) heterostructures, is presented. The ILP …
Effective stick-slip parameter for structurally lubric two-dimensional interface friction
The wear-free sliding of layers or flakes of graphene-like 2D materials, important in many
experimental systems, may occur either smoothly or through stick-slip, depending on driving …
experimental systems, may occur either smoothly or through stick-slip, depending on driving …
Frictional resistance and delamination mechanisms in 2D tungsten diselenide revealed by multi-scale scratch and in-situ observations
Friction phenomena in two-dimensional (2D) materials are conventionally studied at atomic
length scales in a few layers using low-load techniques. However, the advancement of 2D …
length scales in a few layers using low-load techniques. However, the advancement of 2D …
Frictional Dissipation and Scaling Laws at van der Waals Interface: The Key Role of Elastic Pinning of Moir\'e at Edges and Corners
Van der Waals heterogeneous interfaces are promising candidates for the scaling up of
structural superlubricity to meet practical applications. Several factors, however, have been …
structural superlubricity to meet practical applications. Several factors, however, have been …
Striped twisted state in the orientational epitaxy on quasicrystals
N Manini, M Forzanini, S Pagano, M Bellagente… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
The optimal" twisted" geometry of a crystalline layer on a crystal is long known, but that on a
quasicrystal is still unknown and open. We predict analytically that the layer equilibrium …
quasicrystal is still unknown and open. We predict analytically that the layer equilibrium …
A Theoretical Framework for the Most Probable Distribution of Meta-structures in Materials
W He, Z Lu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.14504, 2024 - arxiv.org
Inspired by the principle of equal probability proposed by Boltzmann in the 1870s, we
establish a theoretical framework for the most probable distribution of meta-structures in …
establish a theoretical framework for the most probable distribution of meta-structures in …