Frictional Dissipation and Scaling Laws at van der Waals Interface: The Key Role of Elastic Pinning of Moiré at Edges and Corners

Xiang Gao, Weidong Yan, Wengen Ouyang +3

Van der Waals heterogeneous interfaces are promising candidates for the scaling up of structural superlubricity to meet practical applications. Several factors, however, have been…