Scientific Achievement
- Researchers in the Electronic Materials program discovered that van der Waals forces between a monolayer and amorphous substrate stabilize tensile strains
- Simulations revealed vortices, antivortices, and topological patterns in the interfacial force field
Significance and Impact
- Established a theoretical foundation for friction-stabilized strain tailoring electronic states, which enables measurement of the strength of strain stabilizing bonds
Research Details
- Introduced atomic scale model for stick-slip friction
- Identified topological structures in strain relaxation
- Demonstrated agreement with continuum theory
Publication Details
J. Guo, H. Batiz, J. W. Ager III, A. Javey, D. C. Chrzan, Physical Review Research (2025).
Work was performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
