Structural superlubricity, a state of ultralow friction and wear between crystalline surfaces, is
a fundamental phenomenon in modern tribology that defines a new approach to lubrication …

The demands for waste heat energy recovery from industrial production, solar energy, and
electronic devices have resulted in increasing attention being focused on thermoelectric …

We present an efficient implementation of the van der Waals density functional of Dion et
al.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)] PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett …

The conversion of energy into mechanical work is essential for almost any industrial
process. The original description of classical heat engines by Sadi Carnot in 1824 has …

Supramolecular nanomotors were created with two types of propelling forces that were able
to counterbalance each other. The particles were based on bowl-shaped polymer vesicles …

The weak interlayer binding in two-dimensional layered materials such as graphite gives
rise to poorly understood low-friction characteristics. Accurate measurements of the …

The diversity of thermal transport properties in carbon nanomaterials enables them to be
used in different thermal fields such as heat dissipation, thermal management, and …

We report on a method to fabricate and measure gateable molecular junctions that are
stable at room temperature. The devices are made by depositing molecules inside a few …

Synthetic micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) are capable of performing self‐propelled motion in
fluids through harvesting different types of energies into mechanical movement, with …

Nanorobotic motion on solid substrates is greatly hindered by strong nanofriction, and
powerful nanomotors‒the core components for nanorobotic motion‒are still lacking. Optical …