Interfacial Friction Anisotropy in Few-Layer Van der Waals Crystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Wang, K.; Li, H.; Guo, Y. Interfacial Friction Anisotropy in Few-Layer Van der Waals Crystals. Materials 2021, 14, 4717. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164717
Wang K, Li H, Guo Y. Interfacial Friction Anisotropy in Few-Layer Van der Waals Crystals. Materials. 2021; 14(16):4717. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164717
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Kaibo, Hao Li, and Yufeng Guo. 2021. "Interfacial Friction Anisotropy in Few-Layer Van der Waals Crystals" Materials 14, no. 16: 4717. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164717