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Nanoscale mechanics and ultralow Friction of natural 2D silicates: Biotite and Rhodonite
Surbhi Slathia, Manoj Tripathi, Raphael Benjamim de Oliveira, Guilherme da Silva Lopes Fabris, Bruno Ipaves, Raphael Matozo Tromer, Marcelo Lopes Pereira Junior, Gelu Costin, Preeti Lata Mahapatraa, Nicholas R. Glavin, Ajit K. Roy, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, Douglas Soares Galvao, Alan Dalton, Chandra Sekhar Tiwary

Nanoscale mechanics and ultralow Friction of natural 2D silicates: Biotite and Rhodonite
Two-dimensional (2D) silicates have emerged as a promising class of ultrathin materials, expanding the landscape of 2D systems beyond conventional van der Waals crystals. Their unique crystal chemistries and structural anisotropies make them attractive for applications ranging from sensors and flexoelectric devices to drug delivery and catalysis. To unlock their full potential, it is critical to understand their thickness-dependent mechanical properties within the family of 2D silicates. In thi…