Vibration-induced dynamic structural superlubricity on MoS₂/Au(111) under ultrahigh vacuum

• Shuyu Huang,
• Yiming Song,
• Antoine Hinaut,
• Gema Navarro-Marín,
• Antonio Cammarata,
• Ernst Meyer and
• Thilo Glatzel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2026, 17, 1039–1046, doi:10.3762/bjnano.17.71

• already demonstrated considerable success in bulk and three-dimensional systems, where oscillatory inputs can stabilize smooth sliding and reduce friction through energy landscape modulation [24][25]. However, extending these concepts to atomically thin materials present new challenges due to their

Probing tribological evolution in atomically thin MoS₂ at different scales

• Xingzhong Zeng and
• Miao Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2026, 17, 586–597, doi:10.3762/bjnano.17.40

• advance the understanding of 2D material tribology from the nanoscale to the sub-nanoscale, providing a framework for predicting and controlling friction in atomically thin materials. The load-layer thickness phase diagram for MoS2 friction behaviors offers critical guidance for the development of low

Templating effect of single-layer graphene supported by an insulating substrate on the molecular orientation of lead phthalocyanine

• K. Priya Madhuri,
• Abhay A. Sagade,
• Pralay K. Santra and
• Neena S. John

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 814–820, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.66

• molecules are influenced by the nature of the substrate, which has been attributed to different substrate–molecule interactions [9]. With the application of 2D materials, such as graphene in device configurations, it is important to understand the orientation of MPc molecules on these atomically thin

• materials [10][11]. A single-layer of graphene can serve as a transparent conducting electrode and function as donor or acceptor when combined with suitable organic counterparts [12][13]. However, graphene itself is supported on a rigid substrate for device integration and, hence, it is important to

Tunable fractional Fourier transform implementation of electronic wave functions in atomically thin materials

• Daniela Dragoman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1828–1833, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.174

• discrete fractional Fourier transform, in particular the discrete Fourier transform, and thus can act as a coprocessor in integrated logic circuits. Keywords: atomically thin materials; Fourier transform; tunable devices; Introduction Despite continuous advances in nanotechnology, existing Boolean

• signal processing [7] as well as in many quantum computing algorithms [8], via the discrete Fourier transform. Moreover, the proposed configuration allows the implementation of a FrFT with a tunable order in atomically thin materials in which the charge carriers obey either the Schrödinger equation (as

• indicated by Equation 4 and Equation 8. In particular, the Fourier transform can be obtained if L = Lπ/2. If measurable, a tunable FrFT could be used to gather information on the quantum wave function of charge carriers. In atomically thin materials [23][24], as well as in graphene [25], only mappings of